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  • NNPP disowns Gov. AbdulRazaq’s new appointees

    NNPP disowns Gov. AbdulRazaq’s new appointees

    The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) says the three newly appointed special aides by Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara are not its members.

    The state Chairman of the party, Malam AbdulSalam AbdulRazaq, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Thursday.

    Recall that AbdulRazaq recently appointed four members of the NNPP as his Special Advisers as redemption of his inclusive governance.

    But the party chairman asserted that the appointees were not known to the NNPP in the state.

    “The appointments were not routed through the party, as there was no nomination or input from the party members and executives.

    “The state leaders of the party observed that the persons who benefited from the appointment are ‘Talban group members’ and not NNPP.

    “The party noted that moves by the former gubernatorial candidate of the party, Prof. Shuaibu AbdulRaheem, was a one-man arrangement and not in the interest of the party,” he said.

    The chairman revealed that during the built up to the just concluded general election, there were negotiations from different contestants and parties to join forces with NNPP, which the party turned down.

    “NNPP in Kwara is not collapsing its structures with APC or any political party.

    “We remain focused and also call on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to lift bans on local government elections as soon as possible, as NNPP is fully prepared to fill candidates in all 16 local government areas of the state,” the statement read in part.

  • INEC fraudulently allocated numbers to Tinubu – Kwankwaso

    INEC fraudulently allocated numbers to Tinubu – Kwankwaso

    The New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has posited that the alleged fraud committed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) led to the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the winner.

    The Kano-born politician noted that INEC fraudulently allocated votes to Tinubu during the just-concluded presidential election in the country.

    Kwanwkaso made his position known during an interview with BBC Hausa Service on Sunday in Kano.

    According to him, Nigerians no longer loved the All Progressives Congress, (APC)

    He noted that the NNPP has a bright future because “big politicians” are interested in the party.

    Kwankwaso said : “Another interesting thing is that more people, particularly big politicians, are seriously indicating interest in our party, and they are willing to make necessary contributions to move the party forward. Take a look at our rivals, particularly the PDP.

    “They are in a serious crisis, particularly as it concerns its leaders. In Kano State, some thought PDP will be of help to them, or game changer, but they were disappointed woefully. Same with the APC.

    “All these votes you see INEC mentioned were fraudulently allocated to its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. The truth is that Nigerians don’t like APC anymore, hence our party is the one that has the future.”

  • Ganduje congratulates Gov-Elect, NNPP’s Abba Kadir, says they will meet in court

    Ganduje congratulates Gov-Elect, NNPP’s Abba Kadir, says they will meet in court

    Kano state governor,  Umar Abdullahi Ganduje has sent congratulatory messages to Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP)

    However, Ganduje also warned him that he is going to run a brief government, hence they are meeting in court.

    Ganduje, who was offering prayers for the incoming president, Bola Ahmad Tinubu on his 71st birthday at Government House, Kano, Saturday, said he is congratulating Yusuf for having a brief victory in the last conduct of the elections.

    He said that they have since directed their lawyers to prepare legal actions against the outcome of the election that was marred by irregularities and heavy rigging.

    The prayer was attended by several islamic leaders of different sects with some APC stakeholders and cabinet members.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission  (INEC)  declared Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP as  the winner of Kano guber  with 1,019,602 votes against his closest rival, APC’s candidate, Nasir Gawuna, who polled 890,705 votes.

  • FCT: NNPP Senatorial candidate rejects outcome of NASS election

    FCT: NNPP Senatorial candidate rejects outcome of NASS election

    The  New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected the outcome of the National Assembly elections in the Federal Capital Territory and proceeded to the tribunal to seek redress.

    The party alleged that the process that produced Ireti Kingibe, the candidate of the Labour of Party (LP) as Senator-elect for the FCT was marred by irregularities.

    Mr Mubarak Tijjani, the NNPP’s party senatorial candidate in the FCT, said this at a news conference held in Abuja, on Thursday.

    Recall that on Feb. 25, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Mrs Ireti Kingibe of the LP as the winner of the FCT Senate seat.

    Ireti scored 202,175 votes to emerge winner, adding that Sen. Philip Aduda of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and incumbent senator came second with 100,544 votes.

    “Mr  Angulu Dobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) placed third with 78,905 votes.”

    Tijjani claimed that the election was marred by irregularities ranging from over voting and the omission of NNPP’s logo from the ballot paper.

    “We were sabotaged; all our efforts were sabotaged and undermined.

    “I’m not trying to throw allegations but it is clear to everybody in FCT that LP and the INEC have played some certain role of sabotaging our efforts in NNPP.

    “Our logo was changed on the ballot paper, which was something that has caused NNPP a great loss in the 2023 general elections that we will never forget.

    “That is why I’m challenging the result that brought Ireti Kingibe as the Senator-elect. This is not a true democracy. Democracy did not play doing the 2023 general election,” he said.

    Tijjani also said that the Agent’s tag for his party was not provided..

    “A day to the election, they told us they forgot to print the entire tags for FCT.

    “We were trying to improvise, the following morning we saw other party agents with their tags.

    “By the time our agents who had trained to protect their votes, came to their polling units to do their assignment, they were only sent away by other party agents.

    “We are highly disappointed in LP and we are not going to relent. We have to seek for justice not just for ourselves, for our people, for our supporters but for our democracy,” he said.

  • 2023 elections: All 26 Governors-elect announced by INEC [Full list]

    2023 elections: All 26 Governors-elect announced by INEC [Full list]

    Following the March 18 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far announced 26 candidates as governors-elect.

    Recall that on Wednesday, Alex Otti of the Labour Party was the latest to be declared governor-elect by INEC for the governorship election held in Abia state.

    Peter Mbah of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) also emerged as the winner of the governorship election in Enugu State.

    This means the results of 26 of the 28 governorship elections held have been announced. The elections in Kebbi and Adamawa were declared inconclusive.

    From the results announced by the electoral umpire so far, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in 15 States, PDP won in 9 State and Labour Party won one State.

    Meanwhile, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) won Kano state.

    APC had seven Governors re-elected. They are: Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Mai Mala Muni (Yobe), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Babagana Zulum (Borno).

    The ruling party also secured wins for eight new candidates: Uba Sani (Kaduna), Bassey Otu (Cross River), Mohammed Bago (Niger), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Dikko Radda (Katsina), Hyacinth Alia (Benue), and Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi).

    Two PDP Governors – Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) – secured re-election.

    Seven first-term governors were elected on the platform of the PDP. They are: Kefas Agbu (Taraba), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Siminialayi Fubara (Rivers) and Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta).

    PDP’s Dauda Lawal unseated Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, while Abba Kabir of the NNPP unseated the APC in Kano State.

  • Taraba Guber Polls: NNPP heads to court

    Taraba Guber Polls: NNPP heads to court

    Prof. Sani Yahaya, the governorship candidate of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) in Taraba, has rejected the outcome of the gubernatorial election in the state.

    Yahaya told journalists in Jalingo on Tuesday that he would challenge the result of the governorship election in court.

    According to him, there are overwhelming evidence of electoral malpractice in the election that gave victory to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kefas Agbum.

    Yahaya urged his supporters and the people of the state to stay calm and eschew violence, assuring that the NNPP won the election and would reclaim its mandate through legal means.

    He appreciated the people for their love and support throughout the electioneering process.

    “Yesterday’s announcement and declaration of a candidate does not mean an end to the election process.

    “The process continues in line with the guidelines. Taraba is used to enduring injustice by writing fictitious results. Luckily, the Electoral Act as amended has made provisions for all results to be reviewed.

    “We are confident that the victory is ours. We would challenge the result through every legal means and claim our victory.

    “Our victory is certain and we would retain it. I call on Taraba people to stay calm. We would challenge the results because I am the duly elected governor of Taraba State.

    “That mandate cannot be stolen. We have initiated the process and we are on course,” he said.

  • BREAKING: NNPP wins Kano State governorship election

    BREAKING: NNPP wins Kano State governorship election

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Malam Abba Kabir Yusuf, as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in Kano State.

    Announcing the result on Monday in Kano, the state Returning Officer, Prof. Doko Ibrahim, the Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said Yusuf polled 1,019,602 votes to clinch the seat.

    Ibrahim said that Yusuf defeated his closest rival and incumbent Deputy Governor of the state, Malam Yusuf Gawuna, of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who scored 892,705 votes.

    “That I, Prof. Doko Ibrahim, declared that the election was contested by 18 candidates.

    “Having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, Abba Kabiru Yusuf of the NNPP is hereby declared winner and returned elected,” he said.

  • Ogun guber: INEC in trouble for omitting party’s name

    Ogun guber: INEC in trouble for omitting party’s name

    Mr Olufemi Oguntoyinbo, the Governorship candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Ogun, has threatened legal action against INEC over omission of his party’s name on the ballot papers used for Saturday election.

    Oguntoyinbo made his intention known in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday.

    Oguntoyinbo cast his vote on Saturday in Ofada, Obafemi/ Owode Local Government area of Ogun.

    “By the grace of God, we are going to court to challenge INEC on why they failed to put our party’s name on the ballot papers. I’m disappointed in INEC,” he said.

    Oguntoyinbo, however, described the omission of his party’s name on the ballot papers, as “a ploy to rob me and the party victory in the just conducted governorship and State Assembly elections”.

    He said that apart from omitting the party’s name from the ballot papers, the election was marred by manipulations and irregularities.

    Oguntoyinbo accused APC and PDP of intimidating and harassing his supporters, as well inducing the electorate through vote-buying.

    He said that the party had earlier written a letter to INEC to ensure inclusion of his party’s name on the ballot papers, instead of only the logo.

    According to him, INEC in its wisdom decided to rob the party of victory by refusing to correct the error, hence, the need to challenge it constitutionally by going to court.

    “On the ballot paper, I cannot see my party, the NNPP. After writing to INEC to make amendment before the election, but to our surprise, we could not find the name, but only the logo.

    “In spite of this, there was no security during the election in my polling unit, where I cast my vote, as the APC gathered hoodlums to attack me.

    “I’m so disappointed that people can’t move around freely to the extent that they were dragging guns with my security,” he said.

  • Kano Guber: After results from 31 LGAs, NNPP sure of sending APC packing

    Kano Guber: After results from 31 LGAs, NNPP sure of sending APC packing

    The candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has secured a narrow lead over his closest challenger and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr. Yusuf Gawuna, as collation of 2023 Kano State governorship election results get underway on Sunday night.

    The two candidates have continued to trail behind each other close since the collation of the governorship election results started.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Kano State has 44 local government areas, being the highest in the country.

    After the collation of election results from 31 Local Government Areas out of the 44, NNPP’s Abba Yusuf polled 592,503 votes ahead of Nasir Gawuna of the APC, who secured 584,237 votes, leaving a margin of 8,266 votes.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Kano State citizens went to the polls on March 18 to elect a new governor as the outgoing Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s second term ends on May 29.

    The people chose among 17 candidates presented by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) representing the same number of parties.

    The trend of the state’s politics concerning governorship elections has never been constant. Thus, all candidates from the three major parties stand a chance of winning the top seat in the state.

    Since the return to democracy in 1999, no party has had a total control over Kano State’s top seat.

    The governor’s seat has rotated after a party’s candidate spends two terms.

    NNPP
    Rabiu Kwankwaso was elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999. He lost to Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigerian People’s Party (ANPP) in 2003.

    In 2011, Kwankwaso won again under the PDP and handed over to the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Abdullahi Ganduje in 2015.

    Thus, the state’s top seat has rotated between parties at intervals, as no party can boast of complete dominance in the state.

    Recent elections in Kano
    Kano’s political scene has been shared by the PDP and the APC (formerly ANPP).

    The state’s representatives at various levels comprise members of these two parties in different dimensions.

    In 1999, the PDP took the governor’s seat, all three senatorial positions and 22 House of Representatives vacancies. The governor’s seats went to the ANPP in 2003, and the party kept the seat until 2011.

    In 2007, the PDP got two of the House of Representatives seats, while the ANPP took 16. Two senatorial seats went to the ANPP, with the remaining one going to the PDP.

    The PDP reclaimed the governorship seat in 2011. It got nine state house of assembly seats, with 31 going to the APC.

    The 2015 elections saw the governorship seat returning to the APC, which kept it in 2019. In 2015, 24 of the House of Representatives seats and two senatorial seats went to the APC.

    The PDP got just one senatorial seat. At the state level, the PDP got six state house of assembly seats, but the APC took 34.

    The 2019 election witnessed the APC claiming all House of Reps and senatorial seats in the state. The APC got 30 of the state house of assembly seats at the state level, but 10 went to PDP.

    In the 2023 gubernatorial election, the APC’s candidate is the Deputy Governor, Nasir Gawuna; the PDP’s candidate is Sadiq Wali; while the NNPP’s is Abba Kabir-Yusuf.

    NNPP’s dominance in 2023
    The NNPP, however, dominated the last national elections in Kano State.

    The party took two out of the available three senatorial tickets and 17 out of 24 House of Representatives seats.

    The victories were glaring as the party’s candidates floored incumbent national legislators from the APC at various constituencies.

    This pushed the APC to the brink, leaving them with few seats at the national level.

    The presidential election saw the state pulling 997,279 votes, claiming 57.1 percent of the total votes. The party won at least 34 out of the 44 local government areas in the state.

    Reacting to the dominance of the NNPP, the state’s Deputy Governor and governorship candidate of the APC (Nasir Gawuna) said there was no need to panic as he believed he would win at the polls.

    He said that APC got the required percentage in the state, boasting that the party was on course to win at the polls on Saturday.

  • Kano governorship election results: Again, NNPP overtakes APC leading by 3000 votes

    Kano governorship election results: Again, NNPP overtakes APC leading by 3000 votes

    The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has returned to the top in Saturday’s governorship election in Kano State.

    The opposition party, which was in the early lead when collation began on Sunday, lost marginally to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as of the time the exercise was suspended for an hour break.

    But by the time collation resumed with the 23rd local government area, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP was leading the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, Nasir Gawuna, with 3,037 votes. While Yusuf polled 388,678 votes, Gawuna trailed with 385,098 votes, leaving a margin of 3,580 votes.

    Details shortly…