Rufai-Ahmed-Alkali
Rufai Ahmed Alkali, the NNPP’s national chairman, has submitted his resignation.
In a statement released on Sunday, Mr. Alkali announced his retirement and stated that he did so to make place for new leadership to take over and build on his meager accomplishments.
Following closely the developments leading up to, during, and following the recent general elections, which were held on February 25 and March 18, 2023, Mr. Alkali stated, “It is my humble opinion that our party, the NNPP, has a great future and potential to emerge as the leading political force capable of winning the presidential and all other elections in 2027.”
“We must prepare and think ahead in order to do this. The moment has come. In order to strengthen its base, enhance its operational capabilities, and generally increase its competitive advantage over and above all other 17 political parties on the INEC nominal roll, our great party, the New Nigeria People’s Party, will need major and fundamental structural and systemic changes and reorganization at all levels of the party.
As we, as a party, all desire to make Nigeria better under the wise guidance of our leader, His Excellency, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, “I think, no sacrifice is too much from each and every one of us.”
According to him, “I wish to inform our National Leader and presidential candidate, His Excellency, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and our entire members nationwide that I am still and will remain a bonafide member of our party and I pledge to serve and offer support to our party at all levels to ensure the continued progress and advancement of our party.
“I wish to also extend my special appreciation to our National Leader, Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who in the last three years, offered me unique and rare opportunities to serve in various capacities from the formative stages of The National Movement (TNM) and after the merger between the TNM and the old NNPP was ultimately consummated. This rare privilege, I can not take for granted”.
“I wish to therefore extend my special and sincere appreciation to our National Leader, His Excellency Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso Ph.D. FNSE, our amiable vice-presidential candidate; Bishop Isaac Idahosa; our elder and Chairman Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Boniface Aniebonam; my brother the Secretary of BoT, Elder Buba Galadima; members of the National Working Committee, our gubernatorial and National and states Houses of Assembly members and all our members nationwide for your goodwill, support and encouragement during my sojourn as national chairman of our great party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). All honour and glory belongs to God and God alone who makes everything possible.”
