The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Agbo Major, has declared that Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has no influence over the party’s alliance plans for the 2027 elections.
Dr. Major made this statement following Kwankwaso’s announcement at a meeting of his Kwankwasiyya group in Abuja on Thursday, where Kwankwaso indicated that the NNPP was open to forming alliances in 2027.
The NNPP has been embroiled in an ongoing leadership dispute, with the party seeking a final ruling from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to update its records accordingly.
While Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiyya Movement continue to assert control over the party, the national executive led by Major insists that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kwankwaso’s group expired after the 2023 general elections.
They also claim that Kwankwaso and his followers have been expelled due to alleged anti-party activities.
In a statement released Friday in Lagos, Dr. Major described the NEC meeting organized by the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Abuja as illegitimate and void.
He emphasized that decisions made during that meeting cannot override the party’s official positions or recent rulings by the Abia and Federal Capital Territory High Courts regarding NNPP leadership.
“Beyond the breach of trust, we are concerned that Kwankwaso continues to use the NNPP name to engage in negotiations and make comments that could destabilize the country,” Major said, referring to Kwankwaso’s recent accusations against the Federal Government of neglecting Northern Nigeria in developmental projects.
Dr. Major also noted that the NNPP is still awaiting a response from INEC concerning its request to formally recognize the new party leadership following a court-ordered convention.
He warned that “any individual or group entering into an alliance with Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiyya faction under the NNPP banner does so at their own risk.”
The chairman reassured that the NNPP remains open to all Nigerians and will ensure that all aspirants participate fairly through mandatory primaries.
