The leadership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the South-West geo-political zone has warned the self-acclaimed founder of the party, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, to stop dabbling into the party’s affairs in Ogun state, saying there is nothing like a founder in a political party after registration.
The warning, according to the Southwest leaders, followed Aniebonam’s alleged involvement in the crisis rocking the NNPP in Ogun state, which they said led to the expulsion of former Chairman of the party, Olaposi Sunday Oginni, by the national leadership of the party.
The party leadership in the South West, speaking through Prince Ademola Ayoade, said after Oginni’s expulsion and dissolution of the entire executive, the national body appointed a Caretaker Committee led by Prince Adekunle Ibrahim.
He said other Caretaker Committee members are Comrade Afuye Oluwatoyin, acting Secretary; Comrade Olowu Omokehinde Olayemi, acting Publicity Secretary; Comrade Oyegbemi Omokehinde, acting Youth Leader, and Shefiu Musa, acting Treasurer.
“They also include Hon. Foluke Precious Bagbansoro as acting Women Leader; Mrs Riskat Oloyede as acting Financial Secretary; Taofeek Adegboyega as acting Organising Secretary and Akindele Micheal as acting Welfare Secretary,” he said.
He said last Tuesday, following a petition by the national leadership of the party to the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, over several allegations bordering on financial misappropriation, fraud, money laundering and financing terrorism in some parts of the country against expelled former Chairman, Oginni, he was arrested in Abeokuta by a team of crack detectives from Force Headquarters, Abuja, who whisked him away to Abuja, on Wednesday.
“But, in a twist on the issue on Friday, Dr Boniface Aniebonam wrote a letter to the Inspector-General of Police taking side with Oginni,” Ayoade said.
Reacting to Aniebonam’s letter on Friday, on behalf of the party leaders in the South West Geo-Political Zone, Prince Ademola Ayoade warned Aniebonam not to dabble into issues he has no idea of.
Ayoade said Aniebonam should stop his plan of running parallel party affairs in Ogun State NNPP, warning that he should also stop fooling the public on the issue of being the founder of the party when it is not a private business.
According to him, “Political party is not a company or personal property; once a political party is registered, it becomes public property.”
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
