NNPP rejects link to Kwankwaso over alleged Supreme Court visit
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has disowned Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso over claims that he once took Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to some Supreme Court judges.
The party explained that Kwankwaso was not a member of the NNPP in 2019 when the alleged incident reportedly occurred and should not be associated with the party in the matter.
In a statement issued at the weekend, the NNPP urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to remove its name from any petition submitted to the Inspector-General of Police concerning the allegation.
Signed by the party’s National Secretary, Comrade Oginni Olaposi Sunday, the statement described reports linking the NNPP to the controversy as misleading and inaccurate.
According to the party, Kwankwaso only joined the NNPP a few months before the 2023 general elections, alongside other political figures including Buba Galadima, Prof. Alkali, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, Prof. Hanga and Governor Abba Yusuf.
The NNPP also dismissed claims that Kwankwaso was a founding member, stating, “Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was never one of the founding fathers of the NNPP. The authentic founder of the party is Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam.”
It accused Kwankwaso of attempting to hijack the party after joining it, alleging that he changed the party’s logo and colours without the approval of the founder or the Board of Trustees.
The party reiterated that Kwankwaso had been expelled after the 2023 elections for gross misconduct and maintained that its recognised leadership remains Dr. Aniebonam as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Agbo Gilbert Major as National Chairman and Comrade Oginni Olaposi Sunday as National Secretary.
