NNPP DISOWNS IBADAN COALITION SUMMIT, WARNS INEC OVER COURT ORDERS AS 2027 PLANS BEGIN
NNPP Disowns Ibadan Coalition Summit, warns INEC over Court Orders as 2027 Plans Begin
By Babatunde Aremu
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has disowned the recent opposition parties summit held in Ibadan, warning coalition leaders against dealing with expelled members claiming to represent the party.
Addressing a World Press Conference at Mayo Hotel, Garki, Abuja on Sunday, NNPP National Chairman, Dr. Agbo Gilbert Major, said no recognised leader of the party attended the summit “nor was the party represented in any official capacity.”
“The presence of notable faces of our expelled members should not be misconstrued to mean membership of our great party in the coalition,
” Major said. He urged the coalition’s leadership to “be cautious and ensure that impostors do not use the name of the NNPP to deceive them and demand unmerited relevance or favour.”
Major disclosed that the party’s electronic membership registration, launched two weeks ago, has recorded “encouraging progress” nationwide.
He said stakeholders, aspirants, and state chairmen have been invited to review the exercise to “strengthen the process for greater efficiency.”
On the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the NNPP chairman said the party met with the commission on 23 April to demand compliance with court orders directing the upload of his National Working Committee (NWC) to INEC’s portal.
“It is our hope that INEC shall take seriously the obligation and responsibility of ensuring that rule of law prevails in a democracy,” he said.
“If INEC continue to disobey court orders, we shall be constrained to join other well-meaning Nigerians to press for the removal of the chairman in the interest of national unity and sustainable democracy in Nigeria.”
Major also accused expelled member Dr. Ahmed Ajuji, whom he said is now a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), of impersonation. He alleged that Ajuji’s name and signature appeared on a letter inviting INEC to a verification exercise for “outlawed members,” describing it as a “direct violation of valid judicial pronouncements.”
He called on Ajuji to “investigate who may be faking his name and signature to avoid police intervention.”
The NNPP chairman listed judgments from the Abia High Court in 2024, Justice M.A. Hassan and Justice Kawu of the FCT High Court in 2025, and the Owerri Court of Appeal in April 2026, which he said affirmed the dismissal of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Kwankwassiya group, and the “defunct NWC” led by Ajuji.
“These judgments remain valid and have not been set aside on appeal or stayed,” Major stated. “Consequently, persons such as Bala Mohammed, Dipo Olayoku, Onu Nwaeze and others cannot continue to parade themselves as members of the NNPP or speak on behalf of the party.”
He warned that the party would “not hesitate to commence appropriate criminal and civil proceedings” against anyone impersonating the NNPP.
Major added that the party has submitted its schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections to INEC and urged the commission to “respect and obey all subsisting court judgments.”
Describing the NNPP as “the beautiful bride at the moment ahead of the 2027 general election,” he invited politicians who believe in a “New Nigeria” to join the party and contest for positions “up to the presidential level.”
