Aniebonam of the NNPP accuses Kwankwaso of treachery.

Babatunji Wusu –

Boniface Aniebonam, the founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has charged Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the party’s nominee for president in 2023, with treachery.
He called it a betrayal of trust that the former governor of Kano State and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement attempted to take control of the party apparatus.

This was revealed by Aniebonam at a news conference on Friday in Lagos.

He went on to say that he provided Kwankwaso with a golden opportunity to fulfill his political dream of becoming president of Nigeria.

From 2002 until 2022, according to Aniebonam, he personally founded and built the NNPP. At that time, Kwankwaso and his allies asked him to run for the party’s presidential seat in the ensuing 2023 election.

He said: “Buba Galadima led the delegation, including Sen. Suleiman Hunkuyi and Prof. Sam Angai to my country home in Anambra to plead for us to accept Kwankwaso in the NNPP.

“After the talks, I placed a call to Kwankwaso and after asking him questions about his intentions for Nigeria, I offered him the platform of NNPP as its sole candidate.”

Aniebonam noted that he founded NNPP after establishing the National Association of Government-Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), which became the primary organization of NNPP.

He mentioned that Kwankwaso and other individuals were at a time removed from the party due to actions against the party’s interests.

However, as a lifelong member of the board with significant authority, he expressed willingness to forgive Kwankwaso if he rectified his behaviour.

The founder of NNPP stated that by taking this particular step, Kwankwaso would no longer have exclusive rights to the NNPP’s candidacy, even if he were to be pardoned.