The New Nigeria People’s Party has blamed a former
presidential candidate of the party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of being responsible for
the loss of Kano governor, Yusuf Abba at the State Governorship Election
Petitions Tribunal.
The party insisted that Kwankwaso allegedly sold out NNPP to
the ruling All Progressives Congress in order to negotiate for a ministerial
slot in the President Bola Tinubu-led government.
The Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal had
on Wednesday, sacked Abba, and declared the APC candidate, Nasir Gawuna, winner
of the March 18 governorship poll.
The three-man panel, led by Justice Oluyemi
Akintan-Osadebay, further withdrew the Certificate of Return the Independent
National Electoral Commission presented to Yusuf. .
Stating reasons why the Kano governor was sacked, the panel
said the margin of votes scored by NNPP was invalid and not in compliance with
the 2022 electoral act.
The judges deducted 165,663 votes from the NNPP, adding that
the ballot papers of the 165,663 were not stamped or signed and therefore
declared invalid.
Reacting, One of the Chieftain of NNPP in Southwest, Alhaji
Abass Akande Onilewura, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday,
said the loss of the party in Kano corroborated the anti-party allegation
raised against Kwankwaso.
Onilewura stressed that the former NNPP flagbearer’s alleged
involvement in anti-party activities led to the big loss the party is facing
with the declaration of the Tribunal in Kano.
He insisted that Kwankwaso did not follow due process in the
selection of some of the governorship candidates for the party, which
reportedly led to the filing of unpopular or unacceptable flagbearers.
He added, “This loss is a big one for us at NNPP and it only
happened because of the selfishness of Kwankwaso who sold the party to the
highest bidder.
“While we are still waiting for the Certified True Copy of
the tribunal judgment, it is important for the world to know that this would
not have happened if Kwankwaso had allowed due process and given the ticket to
the most qualified candidate but his inlaw.
“Our investigation also showed that the continuous
engagement of Kwankwaso with APC at some point gave room for them to discover
loopholes which were later used against the Kano governor to secure victory for
the opposition.
“It is unfortunate that some of us sweat to get the party to
where it is today, only for someone like Kwankwaso to come and make all our
efforts a waste. We are happy that someone like that has been expelled from
this great party.
“We also want to use the avenue to warn him to stay clear of
NNPP, we don’t want a betrayal in our party and we would do anything humanly
possible to secure our party from hijackers who are more concerned about
personal gain.
“I will also urge our members across the country to remain
calm because a new leadership has taken over the party and we would do
everything to restore the glory of our party. NNPP will come out to become a
strong voice and opposition that would stand for justice, equity, and good
governance.”
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