The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the public to disregard the congresses reportedly organised by the Kwankwasiya Movement led by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, describing the exercise as unconstitutional.
In a statement issued by its National Secretary, Ogini Olaposi, the party said all NNPP court-ordered congresses had already been conducted and concluded.
It recalled that the Kwankwaso-led group had written to INEC, notifying the commission of its plan to hold fresh congresses and a convention from November 25 to January 2026 for the NNPP.
The party maintained that the group had no authority to conduct congresses on its behalf, noting that the Memorandum of Association entered into before the 2023 presidential election had expired.
It added that Kwankwaso, the NNPP’s 2023 presidential candidate, and some members of the Kwankwasiya group remained expelled from the party for anti-party activities.
“We are still amazed that a man of Kwankwaso’s standing will insist on hijacking a party that gave him a soft landing to contest the 2023 presidential election for free,” the statement read.
The NNPP insisted that INEC must fulfil its obligations by obeying court orders and uploading the authentic leadership of the party on its official platform.
It noted that both the Abia State High Court and the Federal Capital Territory High Court had affirmed the expulsion of Kwankwaso and his associates from the party’s internal democratic processes and disciplinary structure.
“It is most unfortunate that Kwankwaso can be found conducting himself most disrespectfully to disobey and abuse court judgments.
“INEC’s past leadership failed us, and we are hoping that the present leadership shall distance itself from disobedience to the rule of law and order of the society.
“We are still wondering why INEC has not responded to our letters demanding that judgments of the courts should be obeyed and respected.
“As an umpire, INEC cannot afford to continue to sit on the fence on matters of urgent importance and peace of the society.”
The party said INEC was fully aware of the existing court judgments, yet continued to entertain groups “seeking to cause a crisis in our democracy.”
It stated that several letters had been written to INEC, but the commission “remains adamant and encouraging disobedience to the rule of law in Nigeria.”
Under these circumstances, the NNPP directed its members nationwide to disregard the “fake congresses and conventions.”
It again appealed to INEC to support the growth and stability of democracy, stressing that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present administration could only succeed when laws are obeyed.
