The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Ondo State Chapter has warned Ondo state Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state to keep its crisis internal.
This was contained in a statement signed by the state publicity secretary of the party, Comrade Wasiu Sanusi.
The statement (unedited) fully read;
PRESS STATEMENT
KEEP YOUR CRISIS INTERNAL, DON’T SET ONDO STATE ON FIRE – NNPP TELLS ONDO APC
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Ondo State Chapter, being the main opposition party in Ondo State, frown at the display of violence and destruction of bill boards in Ondo State among the aspirants of the ruling party All Progressive Congress (APC) while President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in the State on condolence visit in respect of Late Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu.
The show of shame among the Ondo State APC members should have been ordinarily ignored by the NNPP but the need to urgently address it, becomes sacrosanct due to the potential implications it portends ahead of the 2024 Governorship election.
It is now crystal clear that the protracted internal crisis rocking the ruling party in Ondo State is fast degenerating into physical combat which will greatly affect the innocent indigenes of the State, since Governorship aspirants under the APC have shown total disdain to democratic ideals.
Similarly, it baffles us that despite failing to deliver its electoral promises to the people of the state, the ruling party is now responsible in shortchanging the people of their peace.
The NNPP is committed to peaceful electioneering; as such we call on the ruling party to withdraw from the forthcoming election if they cannot desist from violence, which has become their trademark. It is unimaginable that a self-acclaimed progressive political party can engage in fierce violence and destruction of bill boards among themselves even when the stage has not been fully set for the election. One would be forced to ask, what will be the fate of the opposition parties, once electoral campaign beckons.
We call on the security operatives in Ondo State to call the ruling party to order before they finally set the state on fire.
We are also calling the good people of Ondo State to continue to keep faith with us, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) which has now become the best alternative to unseat the All Progressive Congress (APC) and her present Government, whose leadership has brought untold suffering to the majority of people of the state.
We are very certain that Ondo State People will reject them and vote the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), just as we are preparing to present a popular, good, acceptable, and qualified Candidate.
Signed:
Comrade Wasiu Sanusi
State Publicity Secretary, NNPP.
February 29, 2024.
