The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has written a letter to the Kwankwasiya Group and The National Movement (TNM) reminding them of the need to maintain status quo in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it had with them but which ended in 2023.
The letter, dated March 20, 2025 was titled: ” Reminder: Notice of Withdrawal from MoU”.
The NNPP in the letter , insisted that leaders of the group, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso and Elder Buba Galadima must respect the termination of the MoU it entered with the party in the build up to the 2023 presidential elections.
The Inspector General of Police and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were also copied. The letter were jointly signed by the Founder and Chairman of the NNPP Board of Trustees, Dr Boniface Aniebonam and its National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major.
It would be recalled that the NNPP entered into an MoU with the Kwankwasiya Movement led by Kwankwaso and TNM led by Galadima to use the party’s platform for the 2023 presidential elections in which Kwankwaso was the party’s flag bearer.
The MoU was meant to be terminated after the election but controversies emanated from the groups when the party wrote to them in July 2023, terminating the MoU.
Angered by the termination, the groups have refused to respect the agreement and have continued to carry on as members of the party, leading to expulsion of some of the members, who were also members of the groups for anti party activities .
The letter reads: ” Please refer to our earlier letter of 28/7/2023 wherein we, the NNPP, duly communicated to you our withdrawal from the Memorandum of Understanding previously entered into by you- the KWANKWASYA GROUP -and the NNPP.
“It has however since come to our notice that you are still holding yourselves out as an integral part of the NNPP membership and leadership.
You must forthwith desist from this fraudulent and heinous posturing because the structure and leadership of the NNPP has, since 28 July 2023, reverted to the original founders and leaders of the Party.
“You are advised to be properly guided and desist from deceiving unsuspecting members of the public.”
In a related development, NNPP said that there are very strong signals that Senator Kwankwaso is being urged by some elements not to give up on the leadership crisis in NNPP when he and his Kwankwasiya Movement are already tired of the avoidable circumstances in the party.
A statement signed by the Secretary General of the party, Comrade Ogini Sunday Olaposi, noted that Senator Kwankwaso is remorseful and regretting the circumstances leading to the avoidable leadership crisis in NNPP and is seriously blaming Alhaji Abbah Kawu led national working committee that expelled the founder of the party unconstitutionally.
The statement advised the former presidential candidate to take appropriate steps to redeem his image so that his political standing and integrity in Nigeria will not be questioned.
It supported the thoughts of Kwankwasiya leader to resign voluntarily from NNPP to be the most appropriate and responsible, noting that the tag of betrayal of trust and conversion act are most unfortunate and shameful.
The statement pointed out that betrayal of trust and conversion act are not associated with politics for the emphasis.
According to the statement, it’s alleged that his true friends and inlaw in Osun, Katsina, Abia and Bauchi states have equally advised him to resign voluntarily from the party to avoid further distraction and public shame.
“However what happens to the unemployed characters around him led by Elder Buba Galadima if he resigns shall be the question unanswered,” the statement further said.