Just in: Fear grips Kwankwaso as NNPP national chairman Alkali resigns, gives re…

• A few weeks after the just concluded 2023 presidential election, the national chairman of the NNPP resigned from his position
• Prof. Ahmed Rufai Alkali step down as chairman of the party and revealed the next step he will take going forward
• In a letter to his party, Alkali maintained that the NNPP needs reorganisation to consolidate its success in the general election

The national chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Professor Ahmed Rufai Alkali has resigned from his position.

The NNPP and its presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso came fourth in the recently concluded 2023 presidential elections but won the Kano governorship poll.

Why Alkali resigned?

In a letter dated March 31, 2023 and addressed to the national secretary, Prof. Alkali said he was resigning as national chairman to pave way for the restructuring of the party and reposition it for the task ahead, The Nation reported on Sunday, March 2nd, 2023.

The resignation letter is coming barely 24 hours after the National Executive Committee meeting of the party, Vanguard report added.

INEC appoints 9 SANs to defend Tinubu’s election victory results

In another development, nine Senior Advocates of Nigeria have been appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The country’s senior lawyers were appointed by the commission, to defend the results of the February 25 presidential election which produced Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner and president-elect of Nigeria.

The team, according to The PUNCH, is to be led by former Nigerian Bar Association President, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN).

Kano: Why I won’t interfere in Abba Gida-Gida’s govt, Kwankwaso opens up

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the February 25 election, has made one huge promise.

Kwankwaso assured that he will not interfere in the incoming administration of Abba Kabir Yusuf, well known as Abba Gida-Gida, in Kano State.

Kwankwaso, who is the national leader of the NNPP and seen as Abba’s godfather, said he is more than willing to assist the incoming governor in any way possible but would not give him orders.

2023 governorship election: APC loses Kano to Kwankwaso’s NNPP

One of the major upsets witnessed in the 2023 governorship elections was the defeat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state.

The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Abba Kabir Yusuf, defeated the APC’s flagbearer, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna.

Yusuf polled 1,019,602 votes while Gawuna came second with 890,705 votes.

Source: Legit.ng