NNPP Urges INEC to Reject Kwankwaso-led Congresses

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)  has urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Nigerians to disregard purported congresses by the Kwankwasiya Movement led by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, describing it as unconstitutional.

In a statement by its National Secretary, Mr Ogini Olaposi, the party stated that the NNPP Court ordered congresses had been held and concluded.

The Kwankwaso-led group, in a letter to INEC, had informed the commission of its plans to conduct fresh congresses cum convention, beginning from today, November 25, to January 2026, for the NNPP.

The party stated that the group could not conduct congresses on its behalf as the Memorandum of Association entered into with it in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election had long expired

The party noted that Kwankwaso, the NNPP 2023 presidential candidate, and some members of the Kwankwasiya group remained expelled from its fold for anti-party activities.

We are still amazed that a man of Kwankwasos standing will insist on hijacking a party that gave it a soft landing to contest the 2023 presidential election for free, the statement stated.

The NNPP stated that INEC must live up to its responsibilities by obeying Court orders and uploading the authentic leadership of the party on its website.

The Abia State High Court and the Federal Capital Territory High Court confirmed the expulsion of Kwankwaso and his group from NNPPs internal democratic processes and disciplinary action.

It is most unfortunate that Kwankwaso can be found conducting himself most disrespectfully to disobey and abuse court judgments.

INECs past leadership failed us, and we are hoping that the present leadership shall distance itself from disobedience to the rule of law and order of the society.

We are still wondering why INEC has not responded to our letters demanding that judgments of the courts should be obeyed and respected.

As an umpire, INEC cannot afford to continue to sit on the fence on matters of urgent importance and peace of the society, it stated.