NNPP Warns Parties Over Alleged Kwankwaso Merger Talks
Last update: March 1, 2026
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The party warned that those in merger discussions with Kwankwaso and members of the Kwankwasiya Movement were not dealing with the recognised leadership of the NNPP...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has warned political parties against holding alleged merger negotiations with its 2023 presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 elections, saying he is no longer a member of the party.
Founder and Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, Boniface Aniebonam, said in a statement on Sunday that those engaging in merger discussions with Kwankwaso and members of the Kwankwasiya Movement were not dealing with the recognised leadership of the NNPP.
While he said he held no grudges against Kwankwaso and his associates, including Buba Galadima, who were expelled from the party, Aniebonam cautioned other political parties against assuming they were negotiating with the NNPP.
“We are not interested in mergers of any sort to fight personal differences or scores,” he said, adding that the party was only open to “meaningful and mutually beneficial” strategic alliances with sister political parties.
He said individuals claiming to be negotiating mergers on behalf of the NNPP lacked the capacity and authority to do so, and questioned what registration certificate they would present to formalise any such arrangement.
Aniebonam also said the party had expelled what he described as a defunct National Working Committee led by Ahmed Ajuji, an action he said was ratified by a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja.
He urged party members nationwide to remain calm and said the NNPP wished Kwankwaso and his supporters well in their future political engagements.
The NNPP founder acknowledged internal challenges following the exit of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, but said the party would rebuild ahead of the 2027 elections.
He disclosed that the party had initiated contempt proceedings against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), accusing it of failing to comply with court judgments directing it to upload the authentic NNPP leadership on its website.
“With the election timetable out, INEC must be swift in resolving all political issues needing the commission’s intervention to avoid unnecessary legal tussles after the general elections,” he said.
Aniebonam said the NNPP would not “fold its hands” and allow individuals it once accommodated to hijack a party it had built since 2001.
