The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dissolved the partyโs executive committee in Kano State, including all local government and ward executives, ahead of the anticipated defection of Governor Abba Yusuf to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The dissolution was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Oladipo Johnson, who said the party would soon constitute a caretaker committee to oversee its affairs in the state.
The development comes amid a deepening political crisis between the NNPP national leader and former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and Governor Yusuf, who is reportedly on the verge of joining the APC, a move said to be strongly opposed by Kwankwaso.
The Kano State chapter of the APC has also confirmed that Yusuf is expected to formally defect to the party in the coming days.
Johnson said the decision of the NWC followed an emergency meeting and was taken in line with the provisions of the partyโs constitution.
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โThe National Working Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, after an emergency meeting, has, in accordance with the constitution of the party, announced the dissolution of its executive committees at the state, local government and ward levels in Kano State,โ he said.
He added that the NWC had resolved to appoint caretaker committees to manage the partyโs structures in the interim, noting that further directives would be communicated in due course.
Johnson also expressed appreciation to the dissolved party officials across the state for their contributions, assuring them that their efforts were recognised by the partyโs leadership.