The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has finally expelled Rabiu Kwankwaso as the party’s internal crisis continues to escalate, ENigeria Newspaper reports.
Only days back, ENigeria Newspaper broke the news of Kwankwaso’s temporary suspension from the NNPP along with National Working Committee of the party and appointed new officers now led by Dr. Agbo Major as acting National Chairman and Mr. Ogini Olaposi as acting National Secretary along with 18 others.
According to News Agency of Nigeria the suspension was for six months.
NAN reports that the suspensions were put to a voice vote by members of the party at its special general assembly, held at the Rockview Hotels in Apapa.
However, in an update available to ENigeria Newspaper moments ago, the NNP in a recent move proceeded to completely expel Rabiu Kwankwaso after he consistently refused to appear before the party’s recognized Disciplinary Committee.
The party’s Disciplinary Committee had summoned Kwankwaso to appear before it, but there were indications on Tuesday that the latter had consistently refused to show up and repeated efforts by the Committee to get to him to appear proved abortive.
Among some of the allegations against the Kwankwasiya movement leader include, gross anti-party activities and mismanagement of party/campaign funds among others.
Consequently, the National Executive Council (NEC) warned that failure to appear before the Disciplinary Committee, Kwankwaso would be expelled from the party in line with the provisions of the party’s constitution 2022 (as amended).
Furthermore, Mr Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq, the Acting National Publicity Secretary of NNPP, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, that the NEC had expelled Kwankwaso with immediate effect because of his refusal to honour the committee’s invitations.
Abdulrasaq said: “The NEC met in an emergency session on Friday, September 1 and resolved as follows:
“Following the refusal of Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to appear before the disciplinary committee which sat on Thursday, August 31 after being duly invited in writing, he is hereby expelled from NNPP with immediate effect.
“That the erstwhile presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso will be reported to appropriate quarters to answer questions on financial impropriety relating to mismanagement of public funds.”
NAN reports that the crisis within the NNPP started when the NWC of the party loyal to Kwankwaso, announced the suspension of the NNPP founder, Dr Boniface Aniebonam and the National Publicity Secretary, Dr Agbo Major on August 24.
WHY NNPP IS AFTER KWANKWASO
Last week Tuesday, while addressing newsmen at the end of a meeting in Lagos, Secretary of the BoT of NNPP, Babayo Muhammed Abdulahi, accused Kwankwaso of hobnobbing with President Bola Tinubu, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party Mr. Peter Obi, without the board’s authorization.
Abdullahi announced that Kwankwaso had been stripped of the NNPP national leader status by the board.
The secretary of the BoT said the purported suspension of the NNPP founder was a flagrant gross violation of the party’s constitution.
He pointed out that Aniebonam had resigned as the BoT chairman and a new BoT Chairman, Dr. Chief Tope Aluko was elected with Abdulahi as new BoT Secretary, while High Chief Tony Obioha was elected as BoT spokesperson.
Abdulahi said the pre-election Memorandum of Understanding signed with Kwankwasia Movement, The National Movement and National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders had been rendered void by the actions of the NWC.
Abdulahi said: “The purported suspension of the founder is a flagrant gross violation of the NNPP constitution such that it is tantamount to recklessness and irresponsibility on the part of the incompetent NWC.
“The BoT decided that material evidence in the public sector affirmed that Kwankwaso was involved in anti-party activities in various meetings, suggest political discussions with the President, Atiku and Obi without authorization from the board.
” This has earned him six months suspension pending the outcome of investigation by the Disciplinary Committee.
“The BOT insisted that the avoidable violation of MoU between NNPP on the one part and Kwankwasia, TNM and NAGAFF on the other has no other choice than to withdraw from the partnership.
NNPP NEC RESOLUTION ON Kwankwaso
Abdulrasaq said: “The NEC met in an emergency session on Friday, September 1 and resolved as follows:
“Following the refusal of Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to appear before the disciplinary committee which sat on Thursday, August 31 after being duly invited in writing, he is hereby expelled from NNPP with immediate effect.
“That the erstwhile presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso will be reported to appropriate quarters to answer questions on financial impropriety relating to mismanagement of public funds.”
NAN reports that the crisis within the NNPP started when the NWC of the party loyal to Kwankwaso, announced the suspension of the NNPP founder, Dr Boniface Aniebonam and the National Publicity Secretary, Dr Agbo Major on August 24.
Source: ENigeria Newspaper
