The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has shed light on the reasons behind the exit of its former National Chairman, Prof Rufa’i Alkali, and several other party members who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).JAMB Portal
In an official statement released on Wednesday by the NNPP’s National Publicity Secretary, Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq, it was revealed that the departure of figures such as Prof Rufa’i Alkali, Prof Bem Angwe, Senator Othman Hunkuyi, and others was instigated by “high-handedness and an overwhelming ambition to seize control of a platform generously provided by Dr Boniface Aniebonam and its parent organization – NAGAFF for the upcoming 2023 general election.”
Meanwhile, the APC, through its official X handle, announced that its national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, had formally welcomed 26 stalwarts of the NNPP into the APC fold during an event in Abuja. The move signifies a notable shift in the political landscape as the country gears up for the 2023 elections.InformationGuideNigeria
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“He thereafter developed cold feet even though it affected his performance in the 2023 election despite the overwhelming love he enjoys from the good people of Benue State.”
“He complained of high-handedness, imposition, refusal to listen to others and several other reasons while serving the party. The irreconcilable differences extended to the period after emerging as the governorship candidate of NNPP in Kaduna state.
“While the campaign lasted, there was no noticeable contact or synergy with the governorship candidate due to the rift which was very obvious,” part of the statement read.
Abdulrasaq said the defection of the 26 chieftains hit the party like a thunderstorm at a time when the new leadership of Dr Agbo Majo has set up a Special Committee to interact with them.JAMB Result
“Our job at this point is to wish them well in their stay in the new party. It is our hope that they would enjoy the true essence of internal democracy and openness, the reason why they left NNPP for their new party.
“It was truly our desire to have retained them under the new leadership of Dr Agbo Major who is presently working very hard to restore internal democracy and constitutionality in the party’s leadership.NYSC Portal
He, however, noted that the doors of the party are still widely open to receive the 26 defected members back as co-fathers of the new NNPP it is presently building.
“In the interim, we wish them well in their struggle to re-invent our dear country, Nigeria through their new political party,” he expressed.
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