NNPP Denies Membership in ADC Coalition Group

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has firmly denied claims of its involvement in a coalition with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). This denial comes in response to remarks made by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during a live television interview. In a statement released on Thursday, NNPP National Secretary Ogini Olaposi clarified that the party has no affiliation with the ADC coalition and has no intentions of merging with or joining that platform. “We are surprised that Abubakar, a leading presidential aspirant of the ADC, could assert that NNPP is now part of ADC,” Olaposi stated.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Abubakar had included NNPP among the parties within the ADC’s coalition during an interview with Arise Television’s Charles Aniagolu. Olaposi dismissed this claim, emphasizing that while Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, Dr. Ahmed Ajuji, Elder Buba Galadima, and the Kwankwasiya Movement are associated with the coalition, their involvement does not extend to the NNPP as a political party. He explained that the NNPP’s Memorandum of Association with the Kwankwasiya Movement expired following the 2023 general elections, and key figures, including Kwankwaso, were expelled from the party.

“We are not targeting anyone or any group; we are simply a political party seeking to contest elections in Nigeria, just like other political parties,” Olaposi remarked. He added, “We have nothing against the ADC, but we also do not wish to be part of it.” Furthermore, he noted that while some members of the Kwankwasiya Movement chose to follow Kwankwaso to the ADC, they represent a minority. “We hope that ADC was not misled by the rented crowd seen in Kano when the former Kano State governor joined them,” Olaposi suggested, indicating that the majority of the Kwankwasiya Movement had aligned with the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The NNPP’s statement highlights the ongoing realignments within Nigeria’s political landscape as various parties and movements position themselves ahead of future elections.