The Southwest leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeyan, Tuesday faulted the plan to change the logo of the party.
Alhaji Olopoeyan said the new logo was designed and chosen to suit the political movement of Kwankwasiya and the people of Kano state.
The NNPP leader said the leader of the party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, National Executive (NEC) and NWC did not consult and consider the leaders and stakeholders of the party across the state before choosing the new logo for the party.
“We rejected the logo here in Oyo state and South west in general, they consulted nobody, and those that decided on the new logo chose what was best for Kwankwasiya moment and the people of Kano,” he said.
Alhaji Olopoeyan added, ” Senator Kwankwaso doesn’t understand that, he cannot be the sole decision maker of the party. Because he has a governor in his state doesn’t mean he owns the party. It is now clear that he wanted to be the Alpha and Omega of the party and that is why he coerced the NWC of the patty to expel the BOT chairman, Boniface Aniebonam.
“It is saddened that Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso who is also a former governor, will be so self-centered to the detriment of his political party that needed inclusiveness of party leaders, stakeholders, and members for survival”.
The NNPP leader stressed, ” It is agreed that our party logo needed amendment because, after the election, we all noticed that, part of what gave NNPP a setback during the election across the country was the party logo”
According to him, “except in Kano state, and Kwankwasiya members, it was hard for voters to easily recognize and match the name of our party with the logo, more so, we didn’t do enough sensitization about the logo, so, haven’t analyzed this, before now, senator Kwankwaso, NEC, NWC of the party shouldn’t have done the amendment logo in a rush. Everybody should have been carried along, including members of the party at the local government, and ward levels”.
“To us in Oyo state, the NEC, NWC of the party adopted the logo to further promote the Kwankwasiya Movement, am saying this because, as it is, red colour was chosen for Kwankwasiya and we all know that, Kwankwaso colour is red. They never considered that the logo change would affect the party immensely in some states where governorship and local government elections would be held, with no consultation, and no sensitization, they just made a unilateral decision. Even, the former logo is far better compared to the newly adopted logo”.
Alhaji Olopoeyan stressed, “Here in Oyo state, we are going for local government election in the next three weeks, our party candidates are in high spirits, having done their assignment at the grassroots but, it is unfortunate that Senator Kwankwaso and his party allies will jeopardize their chances with the new logo because it took short to start sensitization for members and voters.
