NNPP, NDC Trade Accusations Over Alleged Obi-Kwankwaso Alliance Plot

Accusations are flying between the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) regarding an alleged scheme to merge the NNPP into a coalition backing a potential Peter Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso presidential ticket for the 2027 general election. Speculation about an alliance between Obi and Kwankwaso has resurfaced, though the NNPP has consistently denied such plans.

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He lied. They would have eventually collapsed the entire structure into their principal’s arrangement. That’s the level of greed that is in them.

Major Agbo, the NNPP National Chairman, accused the party's former leadership of attempting to dismantle the NNPP's structure and fold it into what he termed the "Obi-Kwankwaso arrangement" orchestrated by the NDC. Agbo claimed that the previous leadership, led by former National Chairman Bala Yusuf, intended to dissolve the party in support of Kwankwaso before the current leadership assumed control. He characterized this alleged move as driven by greed.

Agbo insisted that the NNPP's decision to field a placeholder presidential candidate was purely to meet electoral deadlines and not indicative of any alliance with the NDC or the ruling All Progressives Congress. He maintained that the NNPP's current leadership is committed to the party's independent path.

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The NNPP’s decision to field a placeholder presidential candidate was solely to comply with electoral timelines and not an indication of any alliance with the NDC or the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Responding to the allegations, NDC Deputy National Publicity Secretary Abdulmumin Abdulsalam dismissed the claims outright. He stated that the NDC has no agreement or political arrangement with the NNPP or any other party within the local political landscape of Kano State. Abdulsalam asserted that the NDC is gaining significant momentum on its own. He further suggested that the NNPP, having lost prominent members, might be the party seeking alliances for relevance, rather than the NDC.

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We have no pact with the NNPP or any party, especially in the local political landscape of Kano State. The NDC is a moving train and the momentum we have at the moment is enough for us.