The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has condemned the siege on its Maiduguri offices in Borno State ahead of the party’s presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s visit to the state on Saturday.
The party described the police action as outrageous, barbaric, repulsive, reprehensible and disgusting.
A statement signed by NNPP national publicity secretary, Dr Agbo Major, and made available to Tribune Online said the party will resist the executive recklessness, rascality, impunity and reign of terror of the APC government.
“The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) strongly condemns the Police siege on its two Secretariats in Maiduguri, Borno State capital this morning (Thursday) ahead of the party’s national leader and presidential candidate, Dr (Engr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s visit on Saturday. It is outrageous, barbaric, repulsive, reprehensible and disgusting.
“NNPP will resist this executive recklessness, rascality, impunity and reign of terror by the outgoing All Progressives Congress in the state that is jittery over the popularity of our great party in Borno State.
“For years, the good people of Borno State have been yearning for a new Nigeria which NNPP represents and will win in 2023 general election to breath fresh air into governance and provide dividends of democracy to the long-suffering citizens in the state.
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“It is this fear of progressive wind of change that frightens the outgoing Governor Babagaro Umara Zulum to conspire with the Police authorities in the state and sealed off two secretariats of the party in Maiduguri in feverish attempt to frustrate the visit of Senator Kwankwaso this Saturday. The inglorious era of political persecution and vendetta that impeded the nation’s democratic encounter is over. Any attempt to cause confusion and create imaginary political upheavals in the polity ahead of the 2023 general election must be resisted by all lovers of democracy in Nigeria.
“NNPP is a major stakeholder in the Nigeria project and cannot be intimidated by retrogressive and reactionary forces that want to destabilize the nation in order to perpetuate their stay in office against the wish of the people and clear provisions of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.”
The statement added that officials of the party in the state have spent hours waiting to meet with the Commissioner of Police in his office to no avail as he is not available to explain why he dispatched his men to seal the secretariats.
The party however called on the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to call the Commissioner of Police, Borno State Command to order and investigate what it described as anti-democratic siege of a foremost political party in Nigeria and withdraw the police personnel from its secretariats.
“A new Nigeria is possible if citizens, security agents and governments at all levels are law abiding, follow due process and uphold democratic ethos, ethics and ideals,” the statement concluded.
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