The National Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr. Agbo Gilbert Major, has confirmed that former presidential candidate Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso ceased to be a party member since June 2023, officially severing ties with the Kwankwasiyya movement.
- Dr. Major stated that Kwankwaso left the NNPP in 2023 and is now part of the party’s history.
- Multiple court rulings, including those from Abia and the FCT, affirmed his exit from the party.
- Defectors from the NNPP are disillusioned with Kwankwasiyya, not the party’s broader leadership or structure.
Gilbert emphasized that many politicians who recently left still support the NNPP’s vision. He insists the problem lies not in the party itself but in the way the Kwankwasiyya movement was managed—often described by former allies as a “one-man show.”
As political alignments shift ahead of 2027, will the NNPP succeed in rebuilding its base independent of Kwankwasiyya’s influence?
