NNPP Vows Not To Backdate Resignations After Letter To INEC

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said it will not backdate the resignation of members elected on its platform who failed to complete the process before its letter to INEC on the issue.

The party also warned those approaching some members of its leadership to desist as falsifying the records is tantamount to criminality.

This is contained in a statement signed by its founder and chairman Board of Trustees, Dr Boniface Aniebonam.

The NNPP insisted that those approaching it now to backdate their incomplete resignation will not be accommodated for obvious reasons.

The party reacted to controversy within its ranks that some of its elected members affected by the letter to INEC had approached the leadership to backdate their resignation.

The NNPP in a letter to INEC on Monday, October 19, stated that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, 18 members of the House of Representatives, 28 members of the state House of Assembly from Kano, and two Senators elected on its platform in 2023, did not complete the constitutional requirements for resignation from the party.

The letter, which was jointly signed by the NNPP National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major and General Secretary , Mr Oginni Olaposi stated that the members, who are now in other political parties and contesting for the 2027 general elections have not complied with the constitutional requirements governing resignation from the NNPP.

“We write to formally inform the commission of the purported resignation and subsequent political activities of certain elected public office holders, who obtained their respective mandates on the platform of our great party but have failed to comply with prescribed procedures for lawful termination of their membership,” the letter stated.

The NNPP leadership assured its members that it will not give in to pressure to reconsider those who left without due process or give in to pressure regarding the matter.

“We told those of them who approached us to go back and begin their resignation processes from their wards then ensure that it is properly documented in accordance with the NNPP constitution.

“The Constitution of the NNPP (2023, as amended) contains provisions governing the resignation of members, while the Electoral Act, 2026 (as amended), regulates relevant aspects of political party membership, nomination and participation in elections.

“These provisions are not intended to be observed selectively or disregarded at the convenience of individual members, particularly persons who attained elective public office through the sponsorship, structures and electoral platform of the party.”

It pointed out that the letter to INEC would be updated to include some members elected on its platform in Katsina and Jigawa, who also did not complete their resignation processes.