Some members belonging to a faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have publicly disowned Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as the leader of the party, burning the Kwankwasiya group’s iconic red cap.

The factional National Chairman of the party, Dr. Gilbert Agbo, who led the anti-Kwankwasiya campaign at the party’s secretariat in Minna, Niger State, accused the former Kano State governor and his Kwankwasiya group of being threats to the progress and existence of the party.

Speaking at the North-Central Zonal meeting of the faction in Minna, Agbo stated that Kwankwaso’s suspension by the National Working Committee in Lagos automatically terminated his membership and stake in the party.

Agbo who also led the burning of the group’s iconic red caps, maintained that the move signified a clear separation from the Kwankwaso’s leadership.

He added that the Kano State governor, Kabir Yusuf was also expected to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee for allegedly failing to comply with the party’s principles and supremacy.

Reacting to the development, the leader of the Kwankwasiya Movement in Niger State, Mallam Danladi Abdulhamid described Agbo-led national chairmanship of the party as illegal.

Abdulhamid stated that the move by the faction was meant to serve Agbo’s personal interests rather than the interests of the people.

He insisted that Kwankwaso remained the national leader of the party under Dr. Ahmed Ajuji’s leadership as chairman.

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