NNPP factional chairman declares Lagos convention legal, affirm Kwankwaso’s expulsion

Agbo Major, the factional National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has defended the party’s recent convention in Lagos, insisting that it was both legal and legitimate.

Major was elected as the NNPP’s National Chairman during the convention held at RockView Hotel, Apapa, Lagos, on Tuesday.

The event was reportedly attended by party delegates and officials from both national and state levels, though key figures like Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf and former presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso were absent.

Reacting to the development, Ajuji Ahmed, another factional chairman of the NNPP, dismissed the convention as “illegal,” asserting that the party remains under his leadership.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, Major maintained that the Lagos convention was an opportunity to formalize key decisions within the party, including the expulsion of Kwankwaso’s Kwankwassiya group.

He stated that the convention ratified Kwankwaso’s expulsion and rejected the purported new logo of the party.

“The recent judgement of the Abia High Court dated 1st November 2024 unequivocally compelled INEC to hand our party to its board of trustees led by Dr Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam pending the resolution of all issues in courts,” Major said.

“You also recall that the same judgement mandated the BOT to activate all other organs of the party as contained in the party’s constitution (2022 as amended) to enable it to run seamlessly.

“In total compliance with this court judgement, all necessary correspondences were made with INEC and on the 13th of January 2024, the congresses commenced with Wards nationwide. It continued days after with the local government and states as well as the zones.

“However, the national convention which was to be held on 22nd January 2025, was temporarily halted due to an interim order of an FCT High Court.

“It was, however, concluded on the 4th of February 2025 at the Rockview Hotel in Apapa Lagos after the lifespan of the interim order elapsed.”