NNPP distances self from Kwankwaso’s comments, tenders apology to Tinubu, APC

The leadership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has issued a formal apology to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over recent comments made by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the party’s former presidential candidate.

In a statement signed by NNPP National Secretary, Comrade Oginni Olaposi Sunday, the party described Kwankwaso’s remarks targeting the Presidency and the ruling APC as “irresponsible” and stressed that such views do not reflect the official stance of the NNPP.

Oginni emphasized that Kwankwaso should no longer be regarded as a member or the national leader of the NNPP, pointing out that the party was established and registered in 2002 by Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam.

He noted that both Kwankwaso and his allies had been expelled from the party and no longer have the authority to speak or act on behalf of the NNPP. He described their actions as politically motivated and cautioned them against dragging the party’s name into disrepute.

According to the statement, “The disparaging remarks aimed at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by Senator Kwankwaso and his faction are solely the opinions of the Kwankwasia group and should not be attributed to the NNPP.”

Oginni also referenced a recent judgment delivered by the FCT High Court in Abuja on April 3, 2025, which upheld the leadership of Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Dr. Agbo Gilbert Major as head of the party’s National Working Committee.

He went on to extend an “unreserved apology” to President Tinubu and the APC, led by Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, distancing the NNPP from the recent controversial statements credited to Kwankwaso.

Additionally, Oginni clarified that individuals such as Senator Kwankwaso, Elder Buba Galadima, and other former executives led by Dr. Ahmed Ajuji are no longer affiliated with the party. This, he said, has been legally affirmed by separate court rulings in both Abia State and the FCT.

He urged journalists and the public to refrain from associating Kwankwaso with the NNPP, stating that he now leads only the Kwankwasia movement.

He further revealed that even some of Kwankwaso’s supporters are beginning to question his legitimacy, particularly over the whereabouts of the party’s original registration certificate—still held by its founder, Dr. Aniebonam.

Reaffirming the party’s commitment to Nigeria’s growth, the NNPP pledged to remain a constructive opposition force, while steering clear of what it termed “dirty politics.”