{"id":171397,"date":"2025-07-27T20:47:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T19:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization"},"modified":"2025-07-27T22:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T21:19:26","slug":"nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization","title":{"rendered":"NNPP Dismisses Kwankwaso Claims on Northern Marginalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has urged Northern youths to disregard recent claims by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso alleging marginalisation of the North by the Federal Government, calling the remarks false and inflammatory.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued by the party\u2019s National Secretary, Dr. Olaposi Ogini on Sunday, the party described Kwankwaso\u2019s allegations as baseless and aimed at causing unrest in an already fragile national climate.<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso, who was NNPP\u2019s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, had recently accused the Tinubu administration of sidelining the North in terms of road infrastructure. However, the NNPP dismissed the accusation as a calculated attempt to incite division.<\/p>\n<p>It reads..\u201cThe NNPP views with great concern the recent unprovoked outburst by Kwankwaso alleging marginalisation of the North under Tinubu\u2019s administration,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is sad that a former senator, ex-minister, and former governor would make such unsubstantiated claims that could trigger unrest.\u201d the statement added<\/p>\n<p>The party reiterated that Kwankwaso\u2019s history of controversial and unverified statements contributed to his expulsion from the NNPP. According to the statement, his actions have resulted in numerous litigations and misrepresentations of the party\u2019s stance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we approach the 2027 general elections, we expect more political falsehoods from desperate politicians,\u201d the statement added. \u201cHowever, leaders must be held accountable for their words, especially when such statements threaten national unity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NNPP emphasized that contrary to Kwankwaso\u2019s claims, available data indicates that the North currently benefits from more federal road projects than the South.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe records are clear for any Nigerian to verify. Kwankwaso\u2019s statement lacks factual basis and only raises questions about his true intentions,\u201d the party noted.<\/p>\n<p>The party called on Northern youths to independently review the government\u2019s development projects and also scrutinize Kwankwaso\u2019s performance during his time in public office, including his tenure as senator, minister, and governor.<\/p>\n<p>It concluded by affirming that the Presidency and the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, had already refuted Kwankwaso\u2019s claims, with Umahi stating that the North hosts the highest number of ongoing road projects in the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has urged Northern youths to disregard recent claims by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso alleging marginalisation of the North by the Federal Government, calling the remarks false and inflammatory. In a statement issued by the party\u2019s National Secretary, Dr. Olaposi Ogini on Sunday, the party described Kwankwaso\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":171395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[18176,372,2021,254],"class_list":["post-171397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-bola-tibubu","tag-kano","tag-kwankwaso","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NNPP Dismisses Kwankwaso Claims on Northern Marginalization - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has urged Northern youths to disregard recent claims by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwas ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NNPP Dismisses Kwankwaso Claims on Northern Marginalization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has urged Northern youths to disregard recent claims by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwas ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-27T19:47:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-27T21:19:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753638680.26967.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1047\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"907\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"NNPP Dismisses Kwankwaso Claims on Northern Marginalization\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-27T19:47:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-27T21:19:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization\"},\"wordCount\":363,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753638680.26967.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Bola Tibubu\",\"Kano\",\"Kwankwaso\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpp-dismisses-kwankwaso-claims-on-northern-marginalization\",\"name\":\"NNPP Dismisses Kwankwaso Claims on Northern Marginalization - 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