The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), which ran Rabiu Kwankwaso for president in 2023, expelled him after he refused to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee.
Kwankwaso has been expelled from the NNPP, according to the National Executive Committee.
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos, Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq, the NNPP’s acting national publicity secretary, revealed this.
Due to his egregious anti-party behaviour and improper handling of campaign finances, Kwankwaso was suspended by the NNPP on August 29 at its National Convention in Lagos.
Kwankwaso was suspended from the party, and the National Executive Council established a disciplinary committee. Kwankwaso was invited to come before the committee, but was warned that he would be expelled if he did not.
Abdulrasaq released the following statement: “The NEC met in an emergency session on Friday, September 1, and decided as follows:
Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is consequently dismissed from NNPP with immediate effect because he refused to show up before the disciplinary committee on Thursday, August 31, despite being formally invited in writing.
Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former presidential contender, will be questioned for financial wrongdoing involving improper use of public funds, and that report will be made to the proper authorities.
According to OBASANJO NEWS24, the NNPP crisis started on August 24 when Kwankwaso-aligned party officials announced the suspension of the organization’s founder, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, and the national publicity secretary, Dr. Agbo Major.
