 has declared that it has disowned a former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.){kind=link}
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has declared that it has disowned a former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. This comes after he spilled that Governor Abba Yusuf to have private chat with some Supreme Court judges in 2019.
Dismissing Kwankwaso’ claim, the party stated that he was not a member of the NNPP in 2019 when the alleged incident occurred. While distancing the party from such allegations, the national leadership of the party released a statement pleading with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to immediately remove the name of the NNPP from any petition submitted to the Inspector-General of Police on the matter.
The statement reads:
“We are here to set the records straight. Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was not a member of the New Nigeria People’s Party in 2019 when he allegedly committed the offence of taking Governor Abba Yusuf to see some Supreme Court judges”.
“Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was never one of the founding fathers of the NNPP. The authentic founder of the party is Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam”.
“It is sad that Senator Kwankwaso attempted to convert the intellectual property of the founder of NNPP to his personal use”.
“We are hereby reiterating the resolution of the National Working Committee that Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is no longer a member of the NNPP. He was expelled shortly after the 2023 election for gross misconduct”.
“Senator Kwankwaso has long been expelled from the NNPP and should no longer be addressed as the National Leader of our great party”.