Kwankwaso is NNPP’s Problem, North-east EXCO, Stakeholders Allege

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi

The executive committee and stakeholders of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have identified the party’s presidential candidate, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as the problem of the party and thereby justified his expulsion.

A meeting of the North-East subregion at the end of its meeting in Bauchi,weekend, however, reaffirmed the expulsion of  Kwankwaso from the party as contained in the communique of their first meeting after the conclusion of the 2023 general election.

According to the communique by the National Vice Chairman, North, Dr Babayo Liman, the executive committee and the stakeholders of the North-East zone expressed dissatisfaction with the judgement of the Appeal Court against the NNPP and the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf.
The meeting vowed to continue supporting Yusuf and appeal to all NNPP members/supporters across the country for maximum support and prayers as the matter has gone to the Supreme Court.

They, however, blamed Kwankwaso for all the crisis and the misfortune that had invaded the party, and therefore released the names of acting state chairmen of the zone as Alhaji Usman Isa, Bauchi; Kabiru A Abdul, Taraba’ Alhaji Salmanu Abubakar, 3, Adamawa; Mal. Babangida Garba, Yobe; Alhaji Aminu Bukan Salihu, Borno; and Mr Ramby Ayaba, Gombe; while Abdullahi Yakubu was the North-East Deputy National Chairman.

The executive committee and stakeholders also reaffirmed the dissolution of Abba Kawu Ali-led NWC and passed a vote of confidence in the founder and life member of board of trustees, Dr. Boniface Aniebonan

They further reaffirmed the election of Dr. Tope Aluko as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Mohammed Babayo Abdullahi as Secretary of the Board of Trustees, and reaffirmed the appointment of new NWC under the leadership of Dr Agbo Major.