You Don’t Have Locus Standi To Expel Kwankwaso From Party-NNPP National Auditor Tells Agbo Faction, Says Faction No Longer Exist In Party

September 5, 2023 2 min read

By Babatunde Solanke

The National Auditor of the New Nigerian Peoples Party NNPP, Ladipo Johnson, has stated that the faction of the party under the leadership of Major Agbo has no locus standi to expel the presidential candidate of the party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso from the party.

Johnson, an ally of Kwankwaso was reacting to the statement credited to Agbo faction claiming that it has been expeledthe former governor of Kano State from the party over alleged anti-party activities and misappropriation of party campaign funds.

“Expel who? These people are no longer our people. They are out of the party and cannot speak on behalf of the party. Let them form their own party or go to court. It is as simple as that. There are so many important things to worry about in this country.

“How can they expel Kwankwaso? Someone whose relationship with the National Working Committee is intact here at the national headquarters in Abuja? We will soon be having a press conference to address this matter,” he said.

Recall that Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq , the NNPP factional National Publicity Secretary, announced the expulsion of Kwankwaso in a statement issued in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Tuesday

Abdulrasaq said the decision to expel Kwankwaso with immediate effect was taken after he failed to appear before the disciplinary panel to defend himself over the allegations of “gross anti-party activities and mismanagement of party campaign funds within five days.”

He, however, explained that his expulsion was done in line with the provisions of the party’s 2022 constitution as amended.

“The NEC met in an emergency session on Friday, September 1, and resolved that following the refusal of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to appear before the disciplinary committee, which sat on Thursday, August 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 spokesperson of the party said in the statement.