NNPP Crisis: S’West Leaders Pass Vote of Confidence on Kwankwaso  

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan

Leaders of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the South-west, yesterday, passed a vote of confidence on the presidential candidate of the party during the 2023 elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

The leaders in a communique at the end of a statutory zonal executive meeting held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, also pledged their support and loyalty to the former governor of Kano State against a factional leader, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam.

They called on Aniebonam and his group to retrace their step, rejecting his leadership outrightly while urging all suspended former members of the party to toe the line of honour.

It would be recalled that Kwankwaso, who was the presidential candidate of the party in the February 25 poll was recently suspended from the party by the faction loyal to Aniebonam over alleged anti-party activities.

However the suspension was later quashed by Justice Usman Mallam Na’abba of the Kano State High Court, last Tuesday.

The party leaders then called on all Nigerians, especially in the South-west geo-political zone to support the NNPP for good governance and quality leadership

The zonal leaders in the communiqué read by the National Vice Chairman (South-west), Prince Ademola Ayoade, at the end of the meeting which lasted for about four hours, appreciated the performance of the various states during the 2023 general elections and agreed to do all that is necessary to reposition the party for better performance in the future.

The communique read in part, “We hereby agree and support the various activities of the National Working Committee (NWC) and the National Executive Committee (NEC) after assessing and appraising the various activities of our party during the last general elections, agree to do everything necessary to reposition the party for better performance in the future.

“Also the entire committee passed a vote of confidence on the NWC, the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the leadership of the party, Senator Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso and totally reject the charade by a group of former members of the NNPP led by Dr. Boniface Aniebunam.

“We will work with the people to present the NNPP as an alternative party for the governance of the country.”

Present at the meeting included the National Auditor, Ladipo Johnson; Chairman of all Chairmen in the country and Osun State chairman, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi; Chairman of Chairmen, South West Forum, Pastor Peter Olagookun; Lagos State Chairperson, Mrs. Veronica Dikko Kila; Ekiti State Caretaker Chairman, Dr. Oluyinka Gabriel Folahan and Ogun State Caretaker Chairman, Prince Kunle Ibrahim, among other zonal officers.