NNPP Crisis: South-West Leaders Back Kwakwanso

• NNPP South West zonal leaders express support for Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in the face of his suspension by Dr. Boniface Aniebonam’s faction
• The National Vice Chairman (South West) of the NNPP deems the suspension illegal and unfounded

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) South West zonal leaders, which included state chairmen and others, backed Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso against Boniface Aniebonam yesterday.

During a statutory South-West zonal executive meeting held yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, South West leaders gave Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, a vote of confidence.

Remember that Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate in the February 25 election, was recently suspended from the party by Dr Aniebonam’s faction for alleged anti-party activities.

However, the National Vice Chairman (South West) of the NNPP, Prince Ademola Ayoade, described the suspension as illegal and unfounded in a communique read at the end of the meeting.

He said;

We hereby agree and  support the various activities of the NWC and the National Executive Committee after assessing and appraising the various activities of our party during the last general elections, agree to do everything necessary to reposition the party for better performance in the future.

Also the entire committee passed a vote of confidence on the NWC, the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the leadership of the party, Senator Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso and totally reject the charade by a group of former members of the NNPP led by Dr. Boniface Aniebunam.

LP Carpets Soyinka Over Comments On Obi, Datti

The Labour Party’s leadership has reprimanded Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka for saying that the opposition party tried to deceive Nigerians into thinking that Peter Obi, its presidential candidate, won the February 25 poll.

The protest follows Soyinka’s statement made on Wednesday at an occasion called “The Lives of Wole Soyinka — A Dialogue,” which took place in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

The acclaimed author asserted that the party was aware that Obi finished third, but the leadership insisted on forcing lies upon the populace, particularly the young.

After the general election, when further questioned to elaborate on his prior comments regarding Datti Baba-Ahmed, the LP vice presidential candidate, Soyinka reaffirmed his commitment to the truth.