The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has denied accusations that Rabiu Kwankwaso, a candidate for president in 2023, is a xenophobe.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, Kwankwaso was called an ethnic bigot after making a remark about Igbos being successful businesspeople but bad politicians in Gombe State last weekend while launching the party’s Gombe State Executive.
In defending him, the NNPP said that Kwankwanso’s remarks towards Ndigbo and South-East Africans were misinterpreted and taken out of context.
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This information was revealed in a Sallah message sent out on Saturday by Agbo Major, the national publicity secretary, at the party headquarters in Abuja.
The party’s presidential candidate, Kwankwaso, will never disparage any ethnic group or religion, Agbo said, adding that he has a strong respect for the people of the South-East and all Nigerians.
Dr. Boniface Aniebunam, a celebrated Ndigbo son who served as the organization’s first National Chairman and is currently its Board of Trustees Chairman, formed the NNPP, he said.
“Kwankwaso’s recent comments on the good people of South-East were misunderstood and taken out of context. He is a man of honour who loves all Nigerians passionately and desires to serve them as president if voted into office.
“The state of the nation is bad and calls for patriotism by all Nigerians to confront multifarious challenges bedevilling the country. NNPP urges eligible voters to take advantage of the extension of the INEC voter registration to register and obtain their permanent voter cards and ensure they vote for New Nigeria People’s Party candidates in all elections.
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“The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) congratulates the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The party enjoins Muslims to imbibe the virtues of love, sacrifice and tolerance which the occasion signifies,” he said.
According to the statement, the NNPP said that Kwankwaso will end the numerous regional and sectarian agitations facing the country if he wins the 2023 presidency.
Until their arrests, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday “Igboho’ Adeyemo had been leading the agitations for secession.
Kanu is presently in the custody of the Department of State Services after he was rearrested and repatriated from Kenya while Igboho, who had been released on bail is still undergoing legal proceedings in Benin Republic.
Agbo said, “The party is optimistic that various agitations in all zones in Nigeria will be a thing of the past if a progressive and transformative leader like Kwankwaso is elected president of Nigeria.
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“This is our chance to correct the mistakes made in previous elections. A new Nigeria beckons. Together, we will restore the nation’s glory and prosperity as the great arsenal of democracy in Africa.”
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