The Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has taken action against its candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, due to alleged anti-party activities. Alongside this, the Board suspended the National Working Committee of the party.
To fill the vacancies, they appointed new national officers, led by Dr. Agbo Major as acting National Chairman and Mr. Ogini Olaposi as acting National Secretary, along with 18 others.
Reportedly, these suspensions will remain in effect for a period of six months.
The decision was made through a voice vote by party members during a special general assembly held at Rockview Hotels in Apapa.
The party’s founder, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, and the National Publicity Secretary, Major, were also suspended by the NWC on August 24.
At the conclusion of the meeting in Lagos, Babayo Muhammed Abdulahi, the Secretary of the BoT, accused Kwankwaso of unauthorized interactions with President Bola Tinubu, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
Abdullahi revealed that Kwankwaso had lost his status as the NNPP national leader due to these actions.
Furthermore, he emphasized that the purported suspension of the NNPP founder disregarded the party’s constitution.
The BoT alleged that Kwankwaso’s participation in anti-party activities and unauthorized discussions with various political figures led to his six-month suspension pending investigation by the Disciplinary Committee.
The BoT declared that the breach of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NNPP, Kwankwasia Movement, TNM, and NAGAFF led to the withdrawal of partnership.
The acting chairman of the party, Dr. Agbo Major, expressed his intention to mend the divisions caused by the suspended NWC members and reaffirmed the party’s commitment to being people-oriented.
The special general assembly meeting witnessed the attendance of the new NWC and members from across the nation
