The New Nigeria People’s Party has said that if Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the party decamps to the All Progressives Congress it would be a huge relief for the party and its members.
Mr Oginni Olaposi, the National Secretary of the party made this known via a statement release in Lagos on Sunday.
Olaposi was reacting to the resignation of APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje and speculations that he quit the ruling party over alleged move by Kwankwaso to join them.
Olaposi stated that though the resignation is an APC internal affair, it decided to react because of the issues between the party and Kwankwaso.
“Kwankwaso still insists he is a member of our party even after his expulsion for alleged anti-party activities.
“Kwankwaso did not only tried to hijack the NNPP but also made the party go through avoidable litigations.
“The NNPP Logo that he changed to the Kwankwasiya Movement Logo has just been changed to our Logo by INEC, after years of controversy and litigations.
” We have reasons to doubt the ongoing propaganda that Ganduje’ left APC to enable an alleged negotiated arrangement with Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
“It is on record that Ganduje once said that APC is always ready to pardon and accommodate defectors even those who left its fold.”
He explained that it would be a thing of joy for the NNPP if Kwakwanso eventually actualize his purported move to the APC.
“We find it difficult to believe that Kwankwaso who is still struggling to hijack the NNPP is also negotiating to join the ruling party.
“Kwankwaso betrayed our trust in him by trying to hijack the party from its founder, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, who facilitated his free ticket for the 2023 presidential election.”
