The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has disclosed that its leader, Rabiu Kwakwanso will not be allowed to contest the 2027 Presidential election undre the party.
NNPP National Secretary, Ogini Olaposi made the assertion in a statement on Sunday, citing alleged anti-party activities by the former governor as the reason why the party took the decision.
There are two factions of the party, one led by Kwakwanso, a former governor of Kano state, and Boniface Aniebonam, the party’s former leader.
The other faction has since expelled Kwakwanso over disagreement on how to run the party.
The NNPP national scribe said the former governor and his Kwakwansiya Movement have been fingered in various anti-party activities to undermine the party, saying the party’s ticket is no longer exclusive for the party’s former presidential candidate.
According to Olaposi, there are many aspirants jostling to fly the party’s ticket in 2027, unlike in 2023 when Kwakwanso was granted the sole opportunity to contest under the party’s platform,
He also played down the popularity of the former governor who he said has been overrated in Nigeria’s politics, saying his reported one million votes in Kano is a ruse, adding that the party will support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 election.
He stressed that many NNPP members have already dissolved into the APC, which he said has a better selling point because of the performance of President Tinubu since he got into office, adding that Kwakwanso will be roundly defeated in Kano by the incumbent in the next election.
On the reported alliance with the ruling All Progressives Congress, the party’s scribe said the National Working Committee, NWC of the NNPP will decide who the party will support in the upcoming election.
“The NNPP ticket for 2027 is open to all members, unlike in 2023 when it was solely given to Kwankwaso,” Olaposi said.
“Already, we have intending presidential aspirants, including two from the NNPP diaspora, and we are open to more including alliances.
“The NNPP is open to collaborations with sister political parties that have similar ideologies in 2027.
“Kwankwaso do not have the selling capacity like President Bola Tinubu nationwide , with his alleged one million votes in Kano stat.
“Kwankwaso’s influence in Kano state is over rated at the moment because many strategic members of the Kwankwasiya movement have already defected to the APC.
“President Tinubu and the APC selling point for 2027 is based on performance as the ruling party and not undue influence.
“Kwankwaso’s influence as a former governor of Kano state is long gone and cannot affect Tinubu’s votes in Kano state in 2027.”
Kwakwanso has recently been mentioned in a proposed alliance with the ruling APC, as part of the efforts to ensure the re-election of President Tinubu who will be ruing for a second term in office.
The magazine reports also that the proposed alliance had broken down because of some demands made by the former governor, including that he be allowed to run with Tinubu as his vice. Sources said the president has insisted that he’s not ready to drop his vice, Kassim Shetima.
Meanwhile, Kwakwanso’s political son and Governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf is said to be planning to defect to the APC in few days, while Kwakwanso, according to sources may be headed to the African Democratic Congress, ADC as the political tension in the commercial city reaches a boiling point.
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