The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has claimed that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is no longer functional and will soon cease to exist.
Ganduje, who is also the immediate past Governor of Kano State, made the remarks on Tuesday while receiving a delegation from the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) at the APC national secretariat in Abuja.
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According to him, the NNPP which fielded Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election has lost relevance on the political scene.
“The NNPP is dead. And it will soon be buried very, very soon, I’m looking at where we will bury the body; the coffin has already been constructed. What remains now is to dig the grave, and already they are digging the grave very, very soon,” Ganduje said.
He further alleged that Kwankwaso, who was once a member of the APC, is seeking to return to the ruling party.
“Even like that, the so-called NNPP national leader, he too, he says after losing everyone, he wants to come back to us. We will welcome him, because he’s coming back home,” he added.
However, the NNPP has repeatedly dismissed such claims as unfounded. Speaking recently at the party’s National Executive Council meeting in Abuja, Kwankwaso refuted suggestions that he was planning to rejoin the APC, stating instead that it was Ganduje who would eventually join the NNPP.
Additionally, in an interview, the NNPP’s National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, maintained that while the party remained open to discussions on potential alliances, no formal negotiations were currently taking place.
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