KWANKWASO STILL OUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NNPP NATIONAL AUDITOR 31-08-23
By: Sadiq Aminu The National Leadership of the new Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP says the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 election Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso remains the face of the party and that no group or individual can suspend him from the party.
The Spokesman of the presidential campaign council and national auditor of the party ,Mr. Ladipo Johnson stated this at a news conference during a meeting with the National working Committee and NNPP State Chairmen at the party’s secretariat in Abuja.
Mr. Johnson insisted that the Dr. Boniface Aniebonam led board of trustees of the party has not been peoperly Constituted a d lacked that powers to suspend Senator Kwankwaso.
He maintained that the claims by a faction of the party that Senator Kwankwaso committed anti party crimes because held meetings with President Bola Tinubu, former president Atiku Abubakar and Mr. Peter Obi was laughable as he called the national caucus along on all the meetings.
He described those who porportedly suspended Senator Kwankwaso as jokers.
“these so called Chairmen are no longer a part of the party.
” the Former BOT Chairman started issuing letters re instating those punished. A power he didn’t have and efforts were made to make him desist from that act was proven to be futile”
“The NWC was left with no choice but to invoke the law on him. During the meeting of the NWC on August 24, both the Former BOT Chairman and the erstwhile National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Gilbert Major Agbo were suspended for 3 months pending investigations into the allegations against them”
“As at March 1st, 2022, NEW journey, the then National Executive Committe of the party met on the 28th of February 2023, where all the organs of the party
according to the Constitution
charged with the responsibilities of running activities of the party were all dissolved in the presence of INEC officials.
” the party was being run by an imaginary NWC of the then National Secretary, Dr. Gilbert Major Ago and National Chairman, Dr. Boniface Ani Lagos. The National Secretary was the all-in-all, doing everything in Abuja even inserting the signature of the National Chairman, Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam into documents, because he was in Lagos. That was the structure the TNM met on ground”
“It is laughable that some people have reduced politics and party administration to a huge joke and also creating certain powers for himself is not acceptable in a democracy.
The NNPP acting national chairman, Alhaji Abba Kawu traced the crisis rocking the party to moves by the leadership to restructure it and make it more viable.
The Chairman of forum of NNPP state Chairmen, Dr Odeyemi Oluwatosin from Osun state
said they were solidly behind the leadership of Senator Kwankwaso and his move to restructure and reposition the party which he said was moribund before Kwankwaso brought in his team.
Earlier, the faction of the party loyal to the chairman board of trustees, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam had announced the suspension of Senator Kwankwaso for alleged anti party activities.
The spokesman for the Aniebonam group, Dr. Agbo Major said his suspension was for six months.