2027: NNPP eyes opposition alliance, shelves presidential ticket

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, says it has shelved statesmanlike summons for the 2027 wide elections, stating it would alternatively research alliances with different governmental parties if a credible and wide acceptable campaigner emerges.

The National Chairman of the NNPP, Bala Yusuf, made this known connected Saturday astatine the party’s 11th National Executive Committee gathering successful Abuja, wherever delegates ratified the outcomes of caller primaries successful enactment with the Electoral Act 2026.

Yusuf dismissed speculations of a concealed pact with the African Democratic Congress, insisting it had not entered into immoderate statement with immoderate governmental enactment contempt increasing discussions astir absorption coalitions.

This comes arsenic the party’s National Secretary, Dipo Olayoku, lamented the wide defections that person depleted the NNPP’s ranks, including the exit of erstwhile National Leader, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso; Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf; and respective different elected officials and appointees.

According to Yusuf, the NNPP was keeping its options unfastened and would measure candidates produced by different parties earlier taking a last decision.

“For now, this is the past time for the submission of thing that has to bash with the enactment of candidates by the INEC guidelines. We are not going to person immoderate statesmanlike campaigner successful our party, but we are unfastened to an alliance.

“It’s not for america to person a statesmanlike campaigner ...