September 05, (THEWILL) – The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has expelled Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the party.
Acting National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq, in a statement on Tuesday, said the NEC expelled Kwankwaso with immediate effect following his alleged refusal to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee.
“The NEC met in an emergency session on Friday, September 1, and resolved as follows:
“Following the refusal of Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to appear before the disciplinary committee, which sat on Thursday, August 31, after being duly invited in writing, he is hereby expelled from NNPP with immediate effect.
“That the erstwhile presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will be reported to appropriate quarters to answer questions on financial impropriety relating to mismanagement of public funds,” he said.
The crisis rocking the NNPP started when the NWC of the party loyal to Kwankwaso announced the suspension of the founder, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, and the National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Agbo Major, on August 24.
But in a counter move, the leadership of the party, at its National Convention on August 29, in Lagos, suspended Kwankwaso. It, thereafter, set up a disciplinary committee and directed it to invite Kwankwaso to defend allegations of gross anti-party activities and mismanagement of party/campaign funds within five days.
The NEC had warned that failure to appear before the disciplinary committee, Kwankwaso would be expelled from the party in line with the provisions of the party’s constitution 2022 (as amended).
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