The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have faulted allegations by Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, interim National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that the ruling party is sponsoring attacks on the coalition and or the frontline political parties
The ADC on Monday, accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of targeting its leaders in the North East and North West, to undermine the opposition coalition formed to challenge him in the 2027 elections.
The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the coalition would not stand by and watch a few desperate individuals push Nigeria toward a one-party system.
Recall that the coalition on July 12, adopted the ADC as it's political platform for the 2027 presidential election and other elections
In a statement on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary,Mr Olaposi Ogini, the NNPP insisted that politicians must be careful of their utterances to avoid triggering public disorder
The NNPP said Abdullahi should limit his unfounded allegations to ADC and not include other political parties in Nigeria and in-particular the New Nigeria Peoples Party
"Nigeria is facing so much challenges that people may likely misinterpret statements that tend to be unfriendly to the greater numbers
"Ordinarily, the NNPP would not have bothered to respond to the ADC allegations against the ruling party, if Abdullahi had not mentioned the NNPP in one of his interviews and live appearances in the national televisions
"Abdullahi should exclude NNPP from the unfounded assertion that APC is sponsoring attacks on opposition parties.
"It is surprising to members of NNPP on how he came about this belief when he is not a member of our great party. "
Ogini noted that NNPP's internal leadership crisis is not sponsored by APC but created by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso and his unemployed characters in an attempt to hijack the party.
"Kwankwaso joining the coalition or not is not tantamount to NNPP joining the ADC or coalition . We are not part of any coalition and or ADC , the coalition cannot speak for us and whatsoever. "
The party reiterated that so far, it had no reasons to think that the APC is responsible for its internal leadership crisis.
The NNPP maintained that the leadership crisis in nnpp had nothing to do with APC, or Tinubu led administration but borne out of avoidable corruption and betrayal of trust by senator Rabiu musa KWANKWASO and Elder Buba Galadima to take over the leadership of the party, even when the Memorandum of Understanding had expired.
The party said that it doesn't subscribe to the word opposition in the Nigerian context.
"The NNPP is rather responsible partners to all the sister political parties duly registered in Nigeria by the regulatory body, INEC.
This is exactly why inter party advisory council is in place, opposition in Nigeria means that nothing is good about a seating government, this is very bad and regrettable.
"it is our opinion and advise that we should all use our time to work for each of our political parties than giving unpaid adverts to APC,
"indeed Mr president have told every politician who cares to listen that the doors of APC are open to all willing Nigerians. And yet people can not understand that mr president is simply urging Nigerians to work harder to actualise the concept of renewed hope agenda
"What is wrong with politicians is their inability to take advantage of their constitution to resolve internal matters.
"In Nigeria today, it is obvious that legal luminaries are smiling home financially, arising from unconstitutional acts and disrespect for rule of law in the various political parties and leadership.
According to the party, even when the courts are pushing back to the politicians to take advantage of the internal crisis resolution mechanism, the politicians kept going to court to resolve their internal crisis or dispute.
"The politicians gave themselves a constitution, the same politicians will rather go to court for interpretation of a constitution they wrote for themselves.
"And for the proponents of the coalition, please take note that on no account should anyone be deceived with the platform of NNPP.
"We are registered as a national political party to contest elections. We are not registered to gang up against any of our sister political parties , Ogini insisted
