The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expelled their State Chairmen in Delta and Ogun State over what it described as anti-party activities.
Speaking at a press conference at the national headquarters of the party, the National Publicity Secretary of the NNPP, Major Agbo said the National Working Committee (NWC) took such a decision because the two chairmen refused to honour invitations to answer queries concerning their anti-party activities.
According to Agbo, the Delta State Chairman, Chief Efe Tobor and his Ogun State counterpart, Comrade Sunday Olappsi Ogini failed to appear on the two occasions they were invited adding that the party had no other options than to expelled them from the party and dissolved all the state executives from the State down to ward level.
He also stated that the Edo State is still under investigation adding that the NWC will soon make their decision known.
“It is very disheartening that some members of our party engaged in anti-party activities by aligning openly with other parties in the last election.
“You will agree with me that no party worth its salt will condone such a misdemeanor.
“Unfortunately, some States Chairmen and their Executives, apart from very loud anti-Party activities, were accused of a plethora of wrongdoings which negated their oath of office.
“This prompted the National Working Committee (NWC) to set up a Disciplinary Committee to investigate three States: Edo, Delta, and Ogun.
“While the Edo State Chairman appeared before the Disciplinary Committee, the Delta State Chairman, Chief Efe Tobor and his Ogun State counterpart, Comrade Sunday Olappsi Ogini failed to appear on the two occasions they were invited.
“Consequently, the NWC met on Thursday, April 27, 2023 and came up with the following decisions:
“That both the Chairman NNPP in Delta State, Chief Efe Tobor and his Ogun State counterpart, Comrade Olaposi Sunday Ogini have been expelled from the party, with effect from Thursday, April 27, 2023
“That the Executives from the State, down to the Local Government and Ward levels in Delta and Ogun States have been dissolved effective Thursday, April 27, 2023.
“The expulsion of both Chief Efe Tobor and Comrade Sunday Olaposi Ogini will be taken to the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the National Convention for ratification.
“Further development on these two States and others will be made public,” Agbo said.
On the upcoming off-season election in some states, NNPP said its demand is free, fair, credible, transparent, inclusive and peaceful governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States.
“These elections are critical for sustainable democracy in Nigeria. The will and mandate of the people must be respected. The party urges INEC to provide a level playing field for all the political parties and their candidates participating in the elections, and ensure that every vote is counted and count in the overall results. This implies that the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) will function excellently, maximally and optimally. Nigerians will not tolerate any excuse for poor performance from INEC. We must get it right this time and redirect the ship of the nation to the path of rectitude, progress, development and advancement.
“Insecurity has been the bane of the nation’s development and should be effectively tackled and crushed to move the country forward. Most eligible voters did not turn up to cast their ballots in the contentious 2023 general election which recorded the lowest voters turnout since Independence in 1960.
“NNPP urges security agents to sit up and effectively discharge their constitutional duties in tandem with Section 14(2)b of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, which states that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. Nigerians want dividends of democracy, not carnage. Enough is enough of kidnapping and gruesome killings in the country.
“It is time to restore the dignity of our nation as the great arsenal of democracy in Africa. Together, we will build a new Nigeria anchored on justice, peace, love, unity, equity and progress,” Agbo added.
