- NNPP declines support for Atiku Abubakar’s bid to unseat President Bola Tinubu, emphasizing their focus on their own party
- The party expressed concerns about leaders aligning with ruling governments and internal party issues
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has stated that it will not support Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s bid to unseat President Bola Tinubu.
According to the NNPP, it is not in court and does not wish to be an intruder in the case of the PDP’s presidential candidate.
During a global press conference, Atiku called for a coalition of opposition parties to depose Tinubu.
However, speaking at a press conference yesterday, the acting deputy national chairman of the NNPP, Prince Nwaeze Onu, stated that despite the invitation, the NNPP will not support Atiku.
“We’re not in court today.” We adore our country. We will not get involved in anything that does not directly affect us. “We are only concerned with what is happening at the level of our party,” Onu stated.
Concerning the party’s concerns, Onu stated that they discovered that some party leaders were unaware that things had changed.
They wanted to continue negotiating with governments in power at national and state levels rather than contesting elections.” Even when prominent politicians joined, they disappointed them by aligning with the ruling government.
That was our experience in the last elections, and it prompted the party leadership to sanction approximately nine states in which the executives were dissolved and some chairmen were suspended or expelled.”
However, those erring chairmen became disgruntled and embarked on “war” against the party, even conspiring with party enemies.”
Our advice to outsiders fighting the party is to stay away from the party’s internal affairs.” Let me take this opportunity to thank INEC for their dedication to the advancement of democracy in our country, as well as their support for the NNPP, Onu added.
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