The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has declared that its 2023 presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will not be allowed to contest on the party’s platform in the 2027 general election.
The party’s National Secretary, Mr Ogini Olaposi, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos.
Olaposi said the NNPP’s 2027 presidential ticket would be open only to bona fide party members who meet the party’s requirements and wish to contest any elective position.
He explained that Kwankwaso would not be considered for the ticket due to unresolved disagreements between the NNPP and the Kwankwasiyya Movement.
According to him, the NNPP entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kwankwasiyya Movement ahead of the 2023 elections, but the agreement expired after the polls.
He added that alleged anti-party activities by some members of the movement after the election led to the expulsion of key figures, including Kwankwaso and Elder Buba Galadima, a decision he said has not been reversed.
“The NNPP ticket for 2027 is open to all qualified members, unlike in 2023 when it was exclusively given to Kwankwaso,” Olaposi said.
He disclosed that the party already has several presidential aspirants, including two members from the NNPP diaspora, and remains open to more aspirants as well as possible alliances.
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Olaposi also stated that the NNPP is willing to collaborate with other political parties that share similar ideologies ahead of the 2027 elections.
Describing Kwankwaso’s reported claim that any party he joins must offer him its presidential ticket as “laughable,” Olaposi stressed that Kwankwaso and his group remain expelled from the NNPP.
“They cannot negotiate on behalf of the NNPP. All decisions on alliances for 2027 will be taken by the party’s National Working Committee,” he said.
