The National Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Comrade Ogini Olaposi, has stressed that the recent declaration to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) is solely the decision of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiya movement, not that of the NNPP.
Speaking in Lagos on Monday, Olaposi emphasized that Kwankwaso’s announcement last Saturday that he and his supporters were ready to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) marks a formal separation from the NNPP.
According to him, by declaring his intention to join the APC, Kwankwaso has finally admitted that he and his movement are no longer part of NNPP.
He noted that the NNPP had previously expelled Kwankwaso and his allies for anti-party activities, and the party is now focused on rebuilding ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“Our MoU with the Kwankwasiya ended after the 2023 presidential election. The crisis began because rather than leave peacefully, they began to plan to hijack the party. We can’t wait to see them in another party,” he said.
Olaposi dismissed Kwankwaso’s political relevance, asserting that his influence has waned since his departure from the NNPP and that many of his key supporters have already defected to the APC.
He stated that Kwankwaso is unnecessarily being overrated. He noted that he betrayed the NNPP, which gave him a free platform for his presidential ambition. The party scribe warned Nigerians to be cautious in dealing with him under the guise of NNPP.
He stressed that any future alliance with the APC or other parties would be a collective decision made by NNPP members—not dictated by individuals.
Olaposi also expressed concern over the delay by INEC in updating the party’s leadership records following a court-ordered convention that produced Dr. Agbo Major as the new National Chairman.