NNPP Crisis Latest: Kwankwaso Amends Party’s Constitution

Rabiu Kwankwaso, factional leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is amending the constitution the party’s constitution, ENigeria Newspaper reports.

The crisis currently rocking the NNPP has reached a new height, following ENigeria Newspaper report of the expulsion of Rabiu Kwankwaso on Tuesday by the party.

Kwankwaso whose expulsion orchestrated major chaos within the party afterward created factions in the party with leaders of various factions trading words against each other, ENigeria Newspaper reports.

You would recall that ENigeria Newspaper had earlier reported that NNPP leaders had announced the expulsion of Kwankwaso on the grounds that he failed to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee. READ MORE

Among other reasons, the faction of the party under the leadership of Major Agbo expelled the presidential candidate of NNPP was for alleged anti-party activities and misappropriation of party campaign funds.
Kwankwaso’s expulsion was announced in a statement released on Tuesday by the NNPP’s factional National Publicity Secretary, Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq.

ENigeria Newspaper reports that Abdulrasaq affirmed that the decision to expel Kwankwaso with immediate effect was taken after he failed to appear before the disciplinary panel to defend himself over the allegations leveled against him.
In furtherance of his resolve to affirm control of the party, Kwankwaso is restructuring and changing the NNPP’s constitution as well as the logo of the party.

ENigeria Newspaper reports that the decision to amend the constitution was confirmed during an exclusive interview with the National Auditor of NNPP, Ladipo Johnson.

A few days after the drama, Saturday PUNCH findings revealed that there was a subtle move by the Kwankwaso camp to amend the logo and constitution allegedly to weaken the grip of the NNPP founder, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam.

Although the development was confirmed by Johnson who was the chairman of the disciplinary committee that expelled some factional members of the party a few weeks ago, the national auditor, however, denied the move was a response to the emergence of a faction within the NNPP.

“No, it has nothing to do with any faction. It was something we already discussed at the NEC. Unlike them (Agbo faction), we are serious people. But we haven’t changed the logo yet. We are planning to throw it out there for our members to compete and come up with ideas,” he said.

Reacting, the acting National Chairman of the faction, Major Agbo, told our correspondent that they were aware of the subtle move which they believed was directed at removing the immunity of the founder.

He said, “Obviously, the proposed amendment to the constitution and changing of logo they are talking about was deliberate. That was because they discovered suddenly that the man they are after (the founder) has immunity by the provision of that constitution. That’s why they are in a hurry to amend it.”

Source: ENigeria Newspaper