Founding father of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has debunked the news of the suspension of the party’s flag bearer for the February 25, presidential election, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Gatekeepers News reports that Galadima while insisting that the party is still intact, described the suspension as a “Nollywood or Hollywood joke”.
A group within the party on Tuesday suspended Kwankwaso, citing “material evidence” in public affirming the former Kano state governor was involved in “anti-party activities in various meetings”.
The group also claimed that the party’s presidential candidate was also in political discussions with President Bola Tinubu, then candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC); his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar; and Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi. without authorisation from the party.
However, Galadima has laughed off the accusations.
Galadima in reference to Kwankwaso’s suspension on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday night, said “When I saw it on social media, I thought it was like a Nollywood or Hollywood joke.”
He noted that the leaders of the said group had been expelled from the NNPP.
Galadima said, “Now let me make a small correction, those that were expelled were Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam and Gabriel Agbor Major.
“All of them who were expelled were called to a disciplinary committee. They were drilled and they accepted their sins and it was on the basis of their acceptance that they were recommended to the Nation Working Committee for expulsion.”
He further accused political adversaries of masterminding the internal wranglings within the party but insisted that the NNPP remains strong.
Galadima added, “A lot of people are interested in this party in the sense that the other parties felt that they could only survive if they destroyed this party.
“But unknown to them we are as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar.”
On the accusations of anti-party activities against Kwankwaso, the NNPP chieftain dismissed the claims, saying, “As a politician, we can meet with anybody.
Galadima said, “He took permission from us… Whatever the case, Kwankwaso had permission from the party to meet with President Tinubu and talk to any other political group. So, he didn’t do this on his own.”
