Drama in NNPP: Party Tells Governor Yusuf To Cut Ties With Kwankwaso!

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) faced a challenging 2024, marred by deep internal divisions that hindered its hopes of solidifying gains after the Supreme Court’s endorsement of Abba Kabir Yusuf as Kano State Governor.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Political analysts had expected a unified party front to strengthen its position as a major opposition force, but instead, the NNPP found itself embroiled in leadership battles and factional disputes.

The rift within the party worsened when loyalists of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso introduced a new party logo—a red-white-red design featuring a book and graduation cap. However, the Boniface Aniebonam-led faction rejected this change, insisting on keeping the original logo of a basket of fruits, which symbolizes abundance.

In an interview with Daily Sun, Agbo Major, recognized as the National Chairman by the Aniebonam faction, stated, “Our party is united with one logo—the basket of fruits atop the Nigerian map. I am the sole chairman, and the other faction is merely a Kwankwasiyya group, not a political party.”

The situation escalated when the Aniebonam-led faction suspended Governor Yusuf for alleged anti-party activities, later extending the suspension for another six months after his failure to respond to a summons. Following this, Senator Kwankwaso was also expelled for similar offenses.

These actions deepened the rift within the party, with Kwankwaso’s supporters accusing the faction of attempting to exclude key figures.

Controversial Emirate Reshuffle Fuels Tensions

Amid the internal chaos, Governor Yusuf’s administration added fuel to the fire by removing His Royal Highness Ado Bayero from the Kano Emirate and reinstating former Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

This move reignited longstanding tensions, dividing party loyalists between supporters of the two monarchs. Critics viewed it as an overreach of executive power, while supporters defended it as a necessary step to rectify past wrongs.