Johnchuks Onuanyim, Abuja.
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has alleged a N300 million bribery given to the alleged faction members to destabilize the party.
The allegation was made by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Engr. Buba Galadima at the 8th National Executive Committee meeting of the party held in Abuja.
According to Galadima, there is no faction in NNPP and the logo of the party is not in controversy as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recognizes the leadership of the party and it’s logo.
He posited that yes, there was a time the logo of the party was Fruit Basket but today it is no more as the logo depicts books, which means the concerns of the party on education.
The NEC held in Abuja was attended by its Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Kano State Deputy Governor, Comrade Abdusallam Gwarzo,
Rt. Hon. Jibrin Falgore, Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Secretary BOT, Engr. Buba Galadima, National Chairman, Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, Members of the NWC,
Members of the legislature (Both National and States) and other party officials.
Galadima, speaking faulted the media for according relevance to those trying to destabilize the party on prism of faction.
He alleged that they collected N300 million in Abuja to hold their recent factional NEC in Lagos State.
It would be recalled that the factional NNPP recently held its NEC in Lagos, where Dr. Major Agbo was re-elected its National Chairman.
However, Galadima dismissed such election and such faction, stating that the media is the oxygen that is giving them life.
His words: “there was no any INEC representative in that meeting but here today we have five INEC Representatives.
“It is INEC that recognizes political party and it has not recognized any faction in NNPP.
“The people who claimed that they are NNPP faction, collected N300 million in Abuja.”
While the meeting adopted and ratified some state executives appointments, the National Secretary, Dipo Olayoku, said the meeting was aimed at reviewing the activities of the Party since the last one in September 2024, look at at the shortcomings and then fashion out the roadmap for the journey ahead.
He further said, “The past five months have been busy for us as a party, especially with elections both at the Local Government and State levels. We participated in all the Local Government elections that were held in all the State’s that had conducted such election and I am happy to inform this gathering that our performance was encouraging, especially in Kano State, where we won all the seats contested for.
“We want to use this medium to appreciate the INEC and States Independent Electoral Commissions for using our new logo in the ballot papers used during those elections.
“We are continuing with the re-organisation both at the National and State levels. This is with a view to repositioning the Party for the challenges ahead, especially the forthcoming off -season elections and indeed 2027 General elections.
“In continuations of our move to reposition the party, some States Excos were dissolved and Caretaker Committees (CTCs) were put in place. You would recall that at the last but one NEC meetings, you ratified some names as members of the CTCs in those States. You will ratify the extension of some of these members and the appointment of new ones.
“We have completed the auditing of our accounts for the year 2022/2023 in conjunction with the INEC. This is in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, and the Electoral law as well as other Statutes.”
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