Mr Kwankwaso was expelled over alleged anti-party activities and mismanagement of party/campaign funds.
, following his alleged refusal to appear before the party’s disciplinary committee.
Consequently, Abdulsalam Abdulrasaq, the Acting national publicity secretary of NNPP, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, that the NEC had expelled Mr Kwankwaso with immediate effect because of his refusal to honour the committee’s invitations. NAN reports that the crisis within the NNPP started when the NWC of the party loyal to Kwankwaso, announced the suspension of the founder of the party, Boniface Aniebonam, and the National Publicity Secretary, Agbo Major on 24 August.Meanwhile, the immediate past National Chairman of the NNPP, Rufa’ii Alkali, has resigned from the party amid the raging crisis.
“There has been an acrimonious press war, accusations and counter-accusations which, regrettably, has torn the party into factions.
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