{"id":123326,"date":"2023-11-25T09:11:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T09:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/25\/any-form-of-alliance-should-be-with-us-not-atiku-were-not-merging-with-any-party-nnpp-faction\/"},"modified":"2023-11-25T09:11:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T09:11:39","slug":"any-form-of-alliance-should-be-with-us-not-atiku-were-not-merging-with-any-party-nnpp-faction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/25\/any-form-of-alliance-should-be-with-us-not-atiku-were-not-merging-with-any-party-nnpp-faction\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Any Form Of Alliance Should Be With Us, Not Atiku, We&#8217;re Not Merging With Any Party&#8217; \u2014 NNPP Faction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-893586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NNPP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Major Agbo, factional leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says the Party is not in merger talks with any other political party.<\/p>\n<p>Disclosing this in a statement on Saturday, Agbo added that the NNPP is also not considering any merger at the moment as proposed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Yakubu Shendam, a spokesperson and member of another NNPP\u2019s faction, said the Party is open to merging with other parties if Rabiu Kwankwaso would be the anointed candidate for the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest development, Agbo accused Shendam of speaking for Kwankwaso, not the NNPP.<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201cKwankwaso is no longer a member of our party\u201d, and Shendam is also \u201cnot a card-carrying member of our party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agbo said the NNPP \u201ccertificate cannot be subsumed into any other,\u201d and the party\u2019s mandate remains \u201cindependent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe BoT, in its meeting on Aug. 28, had expelled Kwankwaso, and the decision was ratified by the National Convention of Aug. 29 in Lagos due to anti-party activities and other serious infractions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKwankwaso is no longer a member of our party, and cannot be its presidential candidate in 2027, and Shendam needs to know this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery Nigerian is interested in having a true democracy that is all-inclusive, what we have now is far away from democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, if there is a proposition by opposition elements to ensure that democracy is installed, why not?<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: \u2018Be Guided On Type Of Crime You Commit, Stealing Is Different From Armed Robbery\u2019 \u2013 Police Tell Nigerians<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, that proposition must be given a good thought, considered by the founder and other founding members of our party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything that will make Nigerians witness democracy is accepted, but our certificate is independent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur certificate cannot be subsumed into any other as being imagined by Kwankwaso, Buba Galadima, Shendam and their Kwankwassiya group, who are no longer members of our party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the moment, we are not considering any merger, and if there will be any form of alliance (certainly not a merger) at all, it should be with the NNPP, because Atiku is now retiring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, he should support our party to enthrone a dependable leadership come 2027,\u201d Agbo stated.<\/p>\n<p>There has been a leadership crisis rocking the NNPP which began when the party\u2019s Board of Trustees led by Boniface Aniebonam expelled Kwankwaso over anti-party activities.<\/p>\n<p>In reaction, a faction loyal to Kwankwaso reversed the decision and expelled some national officers over alleged anti-party activities.<\/p>\n<p>However, a high court in Kano set aside Kwankwaso\u2019s suspension and restrained party members from acting further on the case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major Agbo, factional leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says the Party is not in merger talks with any other political party. 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