Founding father of the New Nigeria Peoples Celebration (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, says Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State didn’t resign from the celebration however from the Kwankwasiya Motion, led by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Aniebonam made the assertion on Saturday in a swift response to the governor’s resignation from the celebration, introduced within the media.
Aniebonam, in an announcement, argued that the resignation letter from the governor was not addressed to the NNPP genuine Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) led by Dr Main Agbo, nor the state chairman or the ward secretary however to a member of the Kwankwasiya motion in Diso-Chiranchi Ward in Gwale Native Authorities Space of the state.
“The NNPP NWC don’t recognise the Kwankwasiya motion ward chairman as chairman of the celebration,” he mentioned.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) remembers that the Kano State governor was mentioned to have resigned from the NNPP, alongside 21 members of the State Home of Meeting, eight members of the Home of Representatives and 44 native authorities chairmen within the state.
The resignation was disclosed in an announcement issued on Friday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa.
Yusuf, in a letter addressed to the Chairman of Diso-Chiranchi Ward of the NNPP in Gwale Native Authorities Space, formally communicated his resolution to go away the celebration with impact from Friday, Jan. 23.
“I write with a deep sense of gratitude to formally notify the management of the New Nigeria Individuals’s Celebration of my resolution to resign my membership of the celebration, with impact from Friday, twenty third January 2026,” the governor said.
Aniebonam, nevertheless, said that the resignation of Yusuf and different political workplace holders of the celebration will not be identified to him as NNPP chief, founder and Chairman of its Board of Trustees.
“The NNPP lifted the governor’s suspension from its membership and directed that he take accountability for its management, being the very best elected officer of the celebration.
“You’ll recall that the Abia State Excessive Court docket and Federal Capital Territory Excessive Court docket judgment directed INEC to recognise and handover NNPP administration to the Aniebonam-led board of trustees of the celebration.
“The Federal Capital Territory Excessive Court docket equally issued an enrolment order, restraining INEC from dealing and transacting any enterprise with the Kwankwasiya motion.
“The NNPP is a registered political celebration, whereas the Kwankwasiya motion was a stress group within the celebration, and the Memorandum of Affiliation with it was terminated, and your entire defunct NWC, led by Dr Ahmed Ajuji expelled for anti-party actions, after the 2023 presidential elections.
“Yusuf and others within the legislative arm of Kano State gained elections underneath the platform of NNPP with the emblem of basket of fruits and never Kwankwasiya insignia of ebook and crimson color.”
Aniebonam described the delay by INEC to replace its information and add Dr Agbo Main and Mr Oginni Olaposi-led NWC as mere administrative lapses.
“This has nothing to do with judgments of the courts, which have to be obeyed. Accordingly, the continuing judicial assessment on the FCT Excessive Court docket is to compel INEC to replace its information.
“The explanations for Yusuf’s resignation are famous however what is definite is that the NNPP has no points with the governor and private selections he needs to make.
“We blame the tragedy of members in Kano desirous to decide out on the high-handedness of Kwankwaso, which is very regretted,” he mentioned.
Aniebonam urged members in Kano state and nationwide to stay calm and extra dedicated because the celebration regarded ahead to extra wins within the 2027 elections. (NAN)
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