The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says it is totally in support of any political action that Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf may wish to take in the face -off between him and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The NNPP made this known via a statement issued by its National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major, on Monday, January 12, 2026.
The NNPP chairman stated that as its sole governor and leader, Yusuf needed the party’s support to succeed in Kano state.
Major said: “Kwankwaso may have been instrumental in nominating Yusuf to power but as governor, he has to be allowed to excel rather than being distracted by unnecessary politics of personal interest.
“Kano State is not only very vital in the 2027 general elections but very important to the NNPP and so, we cannot allow Kwankwaso and the Kwankwasiya Movement to continue to meddle to destroy what the party gained.
“Kwankwaso was our 2023 presidential candidate who was later expelled for anti-party activities. His personal relationship with the governor should not interfere with governance in Kano state or which political party the governor wishes to join.
“The NNPP finds it unbelievable that the same Kwankwaso who betrayed its founder, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, is lamenting about alleged betrayal of trust by the Kano governor.”
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Major noted that Kwankwaso betrayed the trust of the NNPP by trying to hijack the party after the 2023 general election, when the Memorandum of Understanding with him and his Kwankwasiya Movement ended.
He added: “It was the various litigations by Kwankwaso that led to the mass defection of our members in Kano state to other political parties.
“We won’t sit and watch Kwankwaso continue to pull down the Kano governor through his utterances and blackmail.
“Kwankwaso should take a que from the ruling APC that supports President Bola Tinubu to excel without dictating to him as President.
“His escalation of litigations in the NNPP was responsible for his lost grip on his followership in Kano state and the Kwankwasiya movement.
“However, the position of our great party is that Yusuf should not leave the NNPP but take responsibility as the leader of our great party and propel it to greater opportunities.”
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