South West zonal leaders of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday passed vote of confidence on the Presidential candidate of the party, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
The South West NNPP leaders at a statutory executive meeting in Ibadan also pledged their support and loyalty to Kwankwaso against Dr Boniface Aniebonam.
In the communiqué at the end of the meeting read by NNPP National Vice Chairman (Southwest), Prince Ademola Ayoade, the SW leaders called on the leader of factional group, led by Aniebonam and his group to retrace their step.
“We hereby agree and support the various activities of the National Working Committee (NWC) and the National Executive Committee (NEC) after assessing and appraising the various activities of our party during the last general elections, agree to do everything necessary to reposition the party for better performance in the future” it said .
The Communique added, “Also the entire committee passed a vote of confidence on the NWC, the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the leadership of the party, Senator Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso and totally reject the charade by a group of former members of the NNPP led by Dr. Boniface Aniebunam.”
”We will work with the people to present the NNPP as an alternative party for the governance of the country”, Prince Ayoade said.
Rejecting the leadership of Aniebonam outrightly, the NNPP leaders called on all suspended former members of the party to toe the line of honour.
The party leaders called on all Nigerians, especially in the southwest geo-political zone to support the NNPP for good governance and quality leadership
Those present at the meeting included the National Vice Chairman of the party (South West), Prince Ademola Ayoade; the NNPP National Auditor, Ladipo Johnson; NNPP Chairman of all Chairmen in Nigeria, who is the NNPP Osun State chairman, Dr Tosin Odeyemi.
The Chairman of Chairmen, South West Forum, Pastor Peter Olagookun; Lagos state Chairperson, Mrs Veronica Dikko Kila; Ekiti state Caretaker Chairman, Dr Oluyinka Gabriel Folahan; Ogun state Caretaker Chairman, Prince Kunle Ibrahim and other zonal officers.
