Kwankwaso Emerges NNPP National Leader

A former Governor of Kano State, Musa Kwankwaso on Wednesday emerged the National leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party a day after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party.

Naija News had earlier reported that Kwankwaso dumped the main opposition party in his ward in Kano on Tuesday and joined NNPP in Abuja.

Kwankwaso who joined the party ahead of its convention on Wednesday noted that in 30 years, he contested elections 16 times and won 13 times.

The former Governor when asked if his new party has the chance to win in the forthcoming election said, “I know why people lose elections and I know how people win elections.

“In the last 30 years, I have contested elections 16 times and won 13 times.”

The 39-man new National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party was dominated by Kwankwaso loyalists at the end of the convention, including those with him in the Kwankwasiyya Movement and The National Movement (TNM), a third force he launched in Abuja.

Prof. Rufai Alkali emerged as the National leader of the party, a political scientist and former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from Gombe State; Deputy National Chairman, AVM Ifemeje John Chris (Retd), Anambra; National Secretary, Mr Dipo Olayoku, Ogun State; National Organizing Secretary, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, Kaduna and National Publicity Secretary, Major Gilbert Agbo, Benue among others.

Kwankwaso while speaking said, “What remains is for all of us to go back to the grassroots, our states and local governments to register ourselves and families and to tell all Nigerians to register with NNPP.

“We are all aware that the people are tired of the APC and PDP and that was why previous elections recorded low voter turnout.

“We thank God that we have fresh air for a better new Nigeria. People are tired and want change and the NNPP is the fresh air that can do it.”

He condemned the present administration over the recent attack on the Kaduna train which led to the death, injury and abduction of passengers.