{"id":176668,"date":"2025-08-29T08:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-kwankwaso-denies-any-plan-to-leave-nnpp"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:30:13","slug":"2027-kwankwaso-denies-any-plan-to-leave-nnpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-kwankwaso-denies-any-plan-to-leave-nnpp","title":{"rendered":"2027: Kwankwaso denies any plan to leave NNPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Leader of the New Nigeria People\u2019s Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he has no plans to dump the party for another political party.<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso made this clarification on Thursday at the party\u2019s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The former lawmaker stated that the NNPP was performing well in Kano and other states, adding that they were very happy about that.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged that many people attended the meeting to hear from him following recent fake news reports that he would be making a critical decision about his future with the NNPP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut let me take this opportunity to tell you that we have our party, and we are comfortable. We are happy. We are ready to do whatever it takes because we are not in a hurry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The former Kano State Governor stressed that any negotiation regarding the 2027 general election would be a collective decision, saying that he believed in party supremacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there will be any negotiation, it will be collective. It will not be only for the negotiators but for the entire members of this NNPP family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact remains that there is nobody in Kwankwasia today that I know, or even in NNPP, who is saying that, \u2018yes, I want to go,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He advised party members not to be swayed by the hype of politicians defecting to any party.<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso recalled how he lost the 2003 governorship election in Kano, even as a sitting governor, due to public support for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that he returned to power eight years later, calling it a \u201cgood lesson for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that Nigerians had already made up their minds about the 2027 general election, adding that \u201creality will determine the people\u2019s votes.\u201d<\/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 National Leader of the New Nigeria People\u2019s Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he has no plans to dump the party for another political party. Kwankwaso made this clarification on Thursday at the party\u2019s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held in Abuja. 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