NNPP to align with ADC ahead of 2027 – Party spokesman Ladipo Johnson

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is to state with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) up of the 2027 statesmanlike election.

NNPP National Publicity Secretary Ladipo Johnson disclosed connected Monday during an interrogation connected Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, assuring that contempt the defection of the party’s 2023 statesmanlike candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, the NNPP volition proceed to enactment successful the elections.

He said the NNPP would proceed to contention elections, explaining that though astatine the statesmanlike level the enactment volition align with the ADC and perchance successful immoderate nationalist elections, it volition inactive tract candidates down the ballot.

Before Kwankwaso, a erstwhile two-term politician of Kano State, decided to articulation the ADC, helium had held discussions with absorption leaders.

Johnson dismissed contrary suggestions, stating that absorption leaders are acting successful the involvement of Nigerians, and added that Kwankwaso’s exit would not undermine the party.

He confirmed that Kwankwaso would officially registry arsenic an ADC subordinate successful Kano State connected Monday, stressing that determination had been extended consultations, arsenic immoderate absorption leaders judge it volition champion service their purposes—and those of Nigerians—to travel unneurotic nether 1 level arsenic an alternate for 2027.

Johnson said, “He resigned from the NNPP and volition articulation the ADC contiguous successful Kano State.”

He further explained tha...