NNPP members disown Kwankwaso, set red caps on fire

Some members of a faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have disowned Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as the party leader.

The factional National Chairman of the party, Dr. Gilbert Agbo, who led the anti-Kwankwasiya campaign at the party secretariat in Minna, Niger State, said Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiya group were threats to the progress and existence of the party.

Speaking at the North Central Zonal meeting in Minna, Dr. Agbo emphasised that Kwankwaso’s suspension by the National Working Committee in Lagos automatically terminated his membership and stake in the party.

Dr. Gilbert who also supervised the burning of the Kwankwasiya group’s iconic red caps at the state secretariat of the party in the state, said the move signified a clear statement to dissociating themselves from Kwankwaso’s faction.

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Dr. Agbo said Governor Kabir Yusuf of Kano State was expected to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee for failing to comply with the party’s principles and supremacy.

But reacting to the development, Mallam Danladi Umar Abdulhamid, leader of the Kwankwasiya Movement in Niger State, said Dr. Agbo’s led national chairman was illegal, saying that the move was meant to serve his personal interests rather than the interest of people.

Abdulhamid said Kwankwaso remained the national leader of the party under Dr. Ahmed Ajuji’s leadership.

The ongoing power struggle within the NNPP raises concerns about the party’s unity and future prospects. As the crisis unfolds, the party’s loyalists and Nigerian politics enthusiasts eagerly await the next developments.