A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Agbo Major, has reiterated that Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has been formally expelled from the party.
According to Major, who currently assumes the role of the party’s chairman, the decision to expel Kwankwaso stemmed from an alleged endeavour by the former governor of Kano State and his supporters to wrest control of the party away from its original founders.
Major stands firm in his assertion that the expulsion was necessary to preserve the party’s integrity and prevent it from being taken over by Kwankwaso and his loyalists.
He stated that Kwankwaso’s faction became part of the party in the previous year under the condition of an agreement, which allowed them to participate in the 2023 elections.
The Agbo Major group primarily comprises longstanding members of the party, while the opposing faction consists of individuals aligned with Kwankwaso, who served as the party’s presidential candidate.