The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has expelled Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, for allegedly not responding to summons from the party’s Disciplinary Committee.
The National Executive Committee of the NNPP reached the decision after Kwankwaso, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of NNPP, was suspended by the party’s leadership at the National Convention on August 29 in Lagos.
Recall that the National Executive Council, NEC of the party set up a Disciplinary Committee and directed it to invite Kwankwaso to defend allegations of gross anti-party activities and mismanagement of party/campaign funds within five days.
The NEC warned that if Kwankwaso did not appear before the Disciplinary Committee, he would be expelled from the party in line with the provisions of the party’s constitution 2022 (as amended).
Consequently, the Acting National Publicity Secretary of NNPP, Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, that the NEC had expelled Kwankwaso with immediate effect because of his refusal to honour the committee’s summons.
According to Abdulrasaq, “The NEC met in an emergency session on Friday, Sept 1. and resolved as follows:
“Following the refusal of Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to appear before the disciplinary committee which sat on Thursday, Aug. 31 after being duly invited in writing, he is hereby expelled from NNPP with immediate effect.
“That the erstwhile presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso will be reported to appropriate quarters to answer questions on financial impropriety relating to mismanagement of public funds.”
The NNPP crisis started when the NWC of the party loyal to Kwankwaso, announced the suspension of the NNPP founder, Dr Boniface Aniebonam and the National Publicity Secretary, Dr Agbo Major on August 24th.
