INEC AND SENATOR RABIU MUSA KWANKWASO: CASE OF CONSPIRACY AGAINST NNPP - OLAPOSI

Aug. 16, 2025, 4:23 p.m.

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has decried the delay by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in recognizing the change of leadership of the party by uploading their names on the commission's website. In a statement by NNPP's National Secretary, Comrade OGINI OLAPOSI, the party accused the electoral body of conspiring with Sen. RABIU MUSA KWANKWASO – the 2023 presidential candidate of the NNPP – to frustrate the party. Comrade OLAPOSI stated that INEC has continued to recognize and work with those he described as expelled members of the NNPP, including Sen KWANKWASO, as well as Dr AHMED AJUJI, among others. OLAPOSI condemned INEC for its seeming refusal to comply with court orders obtained in favour of the new executive of the NNPP, describing the act as disappointing and systemic in corruption activities. "The NNPP is gravely concerned and utterly disappointed by the ongoing, brazen refusal of INEC to comply with binding judicial pronouncements that unequivocally recognise Dr Agbo Major as the authentic National Chairman of our great party/Comrade Ogini Olaposi as our secretary general. "This marks the third reminder issued to INEC, despite its active participation in the legal proceedings culminating in the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory delivered on April 3, 2025 (Suit No: FCT/HC/CV/5518/2024). "This judgment remains valid and binding including that of Abia State High Court, yet INEC has chosen to operate outside the law, undermining the integrity of our constitutional democracy and rule of law. "We are left with no doubt that INEC’s persistent delays is not a mere act of administrative negligence but part of a wider conspiracy by certain anti-democratic elements outside the NNPP to frustrate our party from fully participating in future electoral processes," the party stated. The NNPP scribe further noted that certain shadowy forces were determined to weaken the party, knowing its rising popularity and strong grassroots support across Nigeria, warning that the reckless abuse of power by INEC amounts to a dangerous assault on the Nigerian Constitution, the judiciary, and the democratic rights of “millions of Nigerians who look up to NNPP as a future political party in Nigeria.” Comrade OGINI OLAPOSI said "Let it be known that the NNPP will not be silenced, cowed, or intimidated. We will deploy every constitutional means, including contempt proceedings and other coercive legal measures, to ensure that INEC obeys the law."

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