The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Agbo Major, has clarified the claims that the party might align with President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Naijaonpoint reports that the clarification comes amid the ongoing wave of defections from leading opposition parties to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In an interview with Daily Post, Major confirmed that some former members, particularly its 2023 presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who have been expelled from the party, are already leaning towards APC, but they are acting on their own and not on behalf of NNPP.
According to him, the party has made no such decision to align with APC or adopt President Tinubu as its candidate in the next election.
He said, “Well, there are two separate issues here: individuals within the party who may be eyeing the APC, and the party itself as an institution.
“Let me start with the party. It is not unusual for parties to explore collaboration in the interest of national stability. What is important is the survival of our democracy. However, I can tell you categorically that as a party, the NNPP has not made any decision to adopt or align with President Tinubu or the APC.”
On the possibility of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, joining the APC, Agbo Majors said he (governor) has always been under intense control from Kwankwaso, who dictates every move from Abuja.
According to him, Yusuf has been politically suffocated and unable to freely govern the good people of Kano State.
He said, “His case is quite peculiar. He came into the NNPP through Kwankwaso’s movement and was given the party’s ticket. By God’s grace, he won. But since assuming office, he has been under intense control from Kwankwaso, who dictates his every move from Abuja.
“The governor has been politically suffocated and unable to freely govern the good people of Kano State. If his decision to leave the NNPP is to free himself from that stranglehold and better serve his people, then it’s understandable. His situation is not the same as those of the Bayelsa or Enugu governors. So if he eventually joins the APC, we won’t hold it against him. What matters is that he’s able to serve his people effectively.”
Asked whether Kwankwaso and Governor Yusuf could coexist in APC, Major added, “I am not privy to whatever discussions they may be having, but I can tell you that it would be very difficult for both men to work together under one roof again, unless the governor chooses to completely surrender himself. Kwankwaso is known to be extremely domineering. In his political movement, subservience to him is total.”
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