The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned the visit of its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to Abia State Governor Alex Otti.
Kwankwaso met with Otti on Saturday, November 9, claiming he was there to offer condolences on the passing of Ogbonnaya Onu, the first governor of old Abia state.
However, following the visit, there were speculation over a potential political alliance between Kwankwaso and Otti, the sole Labour Party governor in Nigeria.
Present at the meeting were Emmanuel Emeruwa, Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Otti’s aides, and members of the Kwankwasiyya movement.
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the NNPP denounced Kwankwaso’s visit in an emergency meeting held at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos, on Sunday, November 10.
The party described Kwankwaso’s visit as a “deceptive ploy” tied to a recent Abia state high court ruling impacting the party’s internal structure.
Abdulrasalam Abdulrazaq, NNPP’s National Publicity Secretary, alleged that Kwankwaso aimed to “hijack” the party for personal gain, betraying its founders’ trust.
