National leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has explained that the party is in ajourney to save Nigeria from the iniuquities of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former Governor, who is also the presidential candidate of his party, mocked the APC for fixing its Expression of Interest Form and Nomination Form for presidential primaries at N100 million, even as he called on Nigerians to identify with the party and pick forms to contest for its primaries, saying that the forms have been made cheap for interested members to afford.
Speaking to journalists at the end of the parety’s NEC meeting at the weekend in Abuja, the former Kano State governor assured supporters of the NNPP that the party would achieve great fortunes in next year’s general elections.
He said, unlike the APC which pegged its presidential form at N100 million, the NNPP has made its own forms very cheap and affordable.
“I want to encourage everybody to be like all of us here; to be people with the foresight of men and women in this country. This party is for all nationalists who believe in this country.”In his welcome address, the National Chairman of NNPP, Prof. Rufai Alkali told the NEC members that the responsibilities bestowed on them are a trust they must all hold dearly.
“We must work very closely together to fulfil the manifest destiny of our great party and the nation, ” he said.
The NNPP national chairman said the party has re-bounced back into the reckoning and into Nigeria’s political space at the most decisive and challenging period of the nation’s history.
“I say decisive because Nigerians for too long have been waiting for a political Party to salvage the Nation, to rescue our people from the visionless and directionless political elites that have abandoned the fundamental principles and grown norms of democratic governance.
“This is therefore the task before all of us. We must work as a family. If we want to offer something different to Nigerians we must also show we are different. This Party is committed to helping the poor, the weak, and most vulnerable persons in our society.
“This Party is deeply committed to rebuilding bridges of friendship and fraternity among all Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora. This Party believes in equal opportunities for every Nigerian irrespective of age, gender, tribe, or religion. Together, we shall all salvage our Nation and bring back its glory, honour, and status in the comity of Nations.
“I call on all Nigerians to join this train in our journey to Save Democracy and Rescue the Nation. We believe a new Nigeria of our vision and dream is possible. And the time is now,” he said.
