NNPP Expels Kwankwaso: Internal Conflict Over Party Control
Agbo Major, a key figure in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has shed light on the expulsion of Rabiu Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election.
Major, assuming the party’s chairmanship role, revealed that the decision to oust Kwankwaso was prompted by alleged attempts by the former Kano State governor and his supporters to take control of the party from its original founders.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, Major emphasized that the expulsion was crucial to safeguard the party’s integrity and prevent a takeover by Kwankwaso and his loyalists.
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He detailed their alleged plan to dominate the party’s founders and seize authority, a scenario that the existing members were steadfastly committed to preventing.
Major clarified that Kwankwaso’s faction had joined NNPP under a prior agreement, allowing them to participate in the 2023 elections. This agreement stipulated a potential post-election reassessment of their alliance.
However, based on their observed activities, Major asserted that the party leadership determined the collaboration was unsustainable, leading to the expulsion.
He elucidated, “That MoU explicitly stated that at the end of the election, they could go their way, or we come back again to redesign that marriage and see if we will be able to continue or not, but when we saw their activities, we discovered that there is no way the marriage is going to continue, we had to ask them to go, and that is the situation now.”
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The NNPP has grappled with internal turmoil since the conclusion of the 2023 elections, marked by internal factions resorting to measures like suspensions and expulsions against each other.
Major’s group primarily comprises longstanding party members, contrasting the opposing faction aligned with Kwankwaso.
The expulsion of Kwankwaso underscores the ongoing rift within NNPP, reflecting the struggle for control between the party’s original members and those who joined for the 2023 election.
This internal discord highlights the challenges facing the party in reconciling differences and charting a united path forward amidst diverging agendas.
