The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has responded to allegations of a plot by the party and the Kwankwasiya Movement to take over the Supreme Court and foreign embassies in Nigeria. The NNPP has dismissed the allegations as a fabrication created by a coalition of some civil society organizations.
According to the party’s acting national chairman, Abba Ali, “The allegations made by the so-called coalition are laughable and show how far the opposition in Kano State is willing to go to create lies in its desperation to gain power by any means necessary. The All Progressives Congress is aware that it has no case at the Supreme Court and has allegedly resorted to blackmail, intimidation, and falsehoods to mislead unsuspecting members of the public, the judiciary, and security agencies to take the mandate that the good people of Kano State freely gave to the NNPP.”
Ali also stated that the party has faith in the judiciary as the temple of justice and a beacon of hope for aggrieved citizens. He added that as a law-abiding political party, the NNPP is resolute and strongly determined to protect and defend its mandate across the country and will resist any attempt to subvert the will of the people. “The ballot is sacrosanct, and the mandate of the people is not negotiable or for sale,” Ali emphasized.
The NNPP has also stated that it is not in coalition with the PDP or any political party. In a separate statement signed by the chairman on Friday, the party said, “The party leadership has been made aware of reports of a coalition formed by the party and some political parties, and we wish to clarify that there is no such thing.”