NNPP Chieftain Reacts as Prominent Lawmaker Says Party is Ready to Form Alliance With APC, Others
- Razaq Aderibigbe, a chieftain of Nigeria's opposition party, the NNPP, has said the party will continue to run an open-door policy
- Speaking recently in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, Aderibigbe, the NNPP candidate for the Ikorodu constituency I seat during the March 2023 election, said the party will maintain this policy "without making tall orders"
- Aderibigbe was reacting to Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin's recent statement where the federal lawmaker said the NNPP is still open to collaboration and merger with the APC and even with the PDP, LP, or any other party that shows interest
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Kano, Kano state - Adekunle Razaq Aderibigbe, a chieftain of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) in Lagos state, has said the party has always operated with an open-door policy to all political parties in Nigeria.
Aderibigbe was reacting to the decision of Abdulmumin Jibrin, the lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency, Kano, in the house of representatives to host 1,000 Islamic scholars for a special prayer session for President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria.
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Jibrin is spot on with special prayers
Aderibigbe, a former Lagos state house of assembly candidate, told Legit.ng that the NNPP's welcoming nature enabled it to come fourth during the February 2023 presidential election.
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He said:
“From inception, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has always operated with an open-door policy to all political parties or gladiators without making any tall orders. This was what brought the promising party to fourth-edge tent of the outcome of the 2023 general elections.
“President Bola Tinubu is obviously the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he presides over affairs that concern every Nigerian and not just for a political party. In that sense, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has only done what any other citizen would have done to his or her president by organising special prayer for the President, Nigeria, and Nigerians.
“The state of the economy is currently harsh and not favourable to majority of citizens in the country and as such, prayers to God and social relief are spot on.”
Governorship election: Kano political crisis
Furthermore, Aderibigbe explained that the situation in Kano requires more dialogue and diplomacy to restore orderliness and sustained peace in the state and the nation.
He said:
“Conflicts in any state can lead to an uprising or national crisis in the country.
"There is a need for strong advocacy for nation-building with a sense of belonging for all citizens, not just a region, tribe, religion, or state but for us to put humanity first not politics in all we are doing as a nation.”
NNPP reacts to Atiku’s merger proposal
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the NNPP reacted to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar’s merger proposal.
The NNPP national publicity secretary, Yakubu Shendam, said the party will only join the merger if Atiku supports its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Shadam described Atiku’s proposal as emotional and the call as medicine after death.
NNPP gives conditions for alliance
Legit.ng also reported that the leadership of the NNPP welcomed the proposed merger of opposition political parties by Atiku, to wrestle power from the APC in 2027.
However, the party said while it is open to collaboration and alliance with any of the political parties, including the Labour Party, PDP and even the APC, such an arrangement must put into consideration the interest of the citizens and consolidate the gains of Nigeria’s democracy.
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