The New Nigeria Peoples Social gathering (NNPP) says President Bola Tinubu and the APC are usually not behind the celebration’s ongoing litigations as alleged by the Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso-led group.
The celebration quite blamed the litigations and defections from the celebration on Kwankwaso’s high-handedness and try to hijack the NNPP.
That is contained in an announcement by the NNPP’s Nationwide Secretary, Mr Ogini Olaposi, in Lagos on Tuesday.
The NNPP stated its response emanated from varied interviews by Elder Buba Galadima and his males, accusing the President and APC of sponsoring NNPP within the escalating court docket instances, thus stopping them from hijacking the celebration.
The celebration described the blame by the group as lazy and empty blackmail which is lifeless on arrival.
“Was it Tinubu that made Kwankwaso, the NNPP 2023 presidential candidate, wish to hijack a celebration that gave him a free ticket to run?
“Kwankwaso and his group, who’re expelled from the NNPP have continued to go to court docket to hijack the celebration, resulting in the defections of many members.
“We condemn in its entirety the blackmail of President Tinubu and the APC and want to state emphatically that it’s unfounded, mischievous, and a figment of lazy minds.”
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The celebration stated that the NNPP remained the attractive bride of the 2027 common elections and urged its members who left for different events to return.
“All elected members of the NNPP in 2023, who decamped to different events attributable to escalating court docket instances, are being suggested to return shortly to our nice celebration.
“We recall that the final nationwide conference held in Lagos (2025) resolved that each one elected members be granted an computerized ticket primarily based on loyalty.
“And for these members who left our nice celebration due to the overbearing angle of Kwankwaso and Galadima, we want to advise that you just all return again to the celebration and take part in its rebuilding.
“Now we have commenced e-registration of members in accordance with the INEC pointers (2027); subsequently, it’s not about returning to the celebration however constructing human component construction to boost our success throughout the forthcoming common election.
“NNPP is a sister political celebration to all registered political events in Nigeria; we’re accountable companions to one another for the greatness of our nation.
“NNPP as a political celebration shouldn’t be combating and shall not struggle anyone or organisation within the title of politics and energy, which everyone knows belong to God.
“Certainly, there may be nothing we’re combating for aside from to supply service to the folks of Nigeria,” it added.
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