Aggrieved State chairmen of the New Nigeria People’s Party
(NNPP) have condemned the alleged subterranean moves by the party’s former
Presidential candidate, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso to hijack the party machinery from
its founder, Dr Boniface Aniebonam.
Briefing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Comrade Olayinka Dada,
the Ekiti State Chairman of the party accused the members of NWC of making
themselves free tools in the hands of Kwakwanso to sabotage the collective
interest of the party.
He hinted that the NNPP leaders from 10 States have passed a
no confidence vote on the members of the Abba Kawu-led National Working
Committee (NWC) for allegedly working in cahoots with Kwankwaso to carry out
their sinister plan.
He expressed dismay over what he called the desperation of
Kwankwaso in destroying the political party which once gave him and his
foot-soldiers fortress in the last poll, declaring that they have rejected the
NWC leadership because they had failed in managing the party’s affairs well.
Dada, who doubles as the spokesman, Forum of NNDP State
chairmen, said the party became suspicious when Kwankwaso hurriedly held secret
meeting with the then All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, and winner of
the poll, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in France, days after the poll, even when
other serious political parties were collating evidences of electoral
malfeasance to challenge the results as declared by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to him, Kwankwaso’s singular action, coupled with
other inequities noticed before, during and after the Presidential poll, confirmed
that he (Kwankwaso) sold out.
The state chairmen include that of Ekiti, Enugu, Rivers,
Zamfara, Kastina, Kaduna, Niger, Zamfara, Kastina, Kaduna, Niger, among others.
Dada noted that the dismal performance of the party during
the general election was a product of internal sabotage, selfishness, greed and
insincerity of Kwankwaso and some undemocratic elements within the party.
He equally dismissed the suspension of the seven state
chairmen and dissolution by the entire leadership of the party from the ward to
the state levels by the NWC, describing it as outright illegality that can’t
stand.
“The NNPP has been enmeshed in intra-party crisis due to the
sheer illegality and unconstitutional decisions taken by the NWC of our party.
“I would like to inform the world that this crisis was
orchestrated by Kwankwaso to hijack structures of the party after he was
challenged about his anti-party activities.
“These anti-party activities stemmed from the unholy romance
with Tinubu. This romance largely affected the performance of the party during
the general election.
“Today, it is obvious that the tenant has now turned out to
chase the landlord but the state chairmen have resolved never to allow the
tenant to occupy our own house. We are not unaware of the plot to impose an
illegal caretaker panel across the 10 States.
“We will not allow anybody to trade with the collective
sweat of the members of the party for selfish interest. We promise to defend
the integrity of the party with every legitimate means,” he said.
Dada insisted that the executives in the seven states still
constitutionally stand and would continue to carry out their legal duties in
line with the operational party’s legal framework.
He argued that the purported dissolution was brazen
disregard for the constitution of the party, adding that the NWC does not have
the power to dissolve executives because it (NWC) was a product of illegality.
He called on party supporters to remain committed and not be
deterred by ‘devious antics’ of some alleged undemocratic elements to cause
chaos and consequently seize control of the party.
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