ThisDay· 1h ago· 1 min read
Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have traded accusations over an alleged plot to collapse the NNPP into the opposition coalition to support a Peter Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election.
The latest exchange followed renewed speculation about a possible alliance involving Obi and Kwankwaso, which the NNPP has consistently denied.
Speaking in an interview, NNPP National Chairman, Major Agbo, accused the party’s former leadership of attempting to merge its structure into what he described as the “Obi-Kwankwaso arrangement” under the NDC.
According to Agbo, the former leadership, headed by immediate past National Chairman Bala Yusuf, intended to collapse the party in support of Kwankwaso before the current leadership took over.
“He lied. They would have eventually collapsed the…
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