NNPP: We Have Spent Over N800m On Litigation Because Of Kwankwaso – Dr. Aniebonam

 

By Roland Ekama

 

Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, Founder , the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has revealed that Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso caused the party a whooping 800million Naira to tackle litigation tussles.

Aniebonam who disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos during a press briefing, assured members and well wishers that the party is now safely in the hands of it’s Board Of Trustees (BOT) saying that characters like Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Buba Galadima and Ladipo Johnson cannot speak for the party.

Dr. Aniebonam, who doubles as the Founder of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), while briefing the media sequel to the recent Abia State High Court ruling, appealed to members of the party across board to remain calm.

According to Dr. Aniebonam Kwankwaso, and others have been expelled from the party even before the judgement.

In his words: “What this simply means is that characters like Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Buba Galadima, Ladipo Johnson long expelled from the party before the judgement cannot speak for NNPP but for their Kwankwassiya Group which was part of us before the 2023 election but have long exited after the election as we have repeatedly explained to the media people in the past.

“We are curious about a week ago when the news of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and Buba Galadima withdrawing their case in Kano State High court against Dr. Aneibonam and other legitimate members of the party broke out. This was a case targeted at rewarding me with embarrassment despite the level of benevolence extended to them in my country home in Umuawulu in 2022 when they came to ask for my assistance to use the party platform for the 2023 general election, a request I granted without any financial consideration or commitment instead I donated money for operational take off.

“It is very simple to understand the level of ill advice Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has been getting from these questionable characters around him who lack competence in their chosen endeavors. They choose to stay around the man to enable them service their stomachs instead of going to practice their trade if they have any.

He noted further that:“The legal adviser of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Buba Galadima is one Barr. Robert Hon, the junior brother of Prof Samuel Angwe who was frustrated out of the party and together with Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi are now members of APC.

“Barr Ladipo Johnson, the Kwankwassiya Spokesperson is not only alleged to be an agent of APC from Lagos State planted around Senator Kwankwaso and Buba Galadima to scoop vital information and return to them has been angry that he has been spending his personal money” Dr. Aniebonam alleged.

While berating the ill advice Kwankwaso has been getting from people of questionable characters around him, the NNPP Founder said “a Federal High Court and a State High Court are both courts of coordinate jurisdiction and no matter how fraudulent a judgement might be (as presently alleged by Barr. Ladipo Johnson), one needed to vacate such order/judgement directly or through an appellate court.

“Does it mean that Barr Ladipo Johnson representing Senator Kwankwaso and Buba Galadima cannot differentiate between a declaratory judgement and an executionary order or judgement of court? As a lawyer does it mean that Barr. Ladipo Johnson do not know that except this compelling order is vacated in Appeal Court and/or Supreme Court that senator Kwankwaso, Buba Galadima and the entire officers of the party have been dissolved and sacked? Barr. Ladipo Johnson should be told that Stay of Execution Order does not apply on declaratory judgements of a High Court. Barr. Ladipo Johnson need to be told that a declaratory judgement may not need service noting that the subject matter is INEC’s inability to exercise it’s authority in administration and management of statutory functions as it relates to regulation of political parties and their activities.

“Indeed the compelling order is for INEC to exercise it’s authority of regulation and control of political parties in Nigeria under the law.
Therefore, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Buba Galadima and the entire defunct and puppet NWC members of the Kwankwassiya group masquerading as NNPP are inconsequential under the present circumstances and the law.

“Barr. Ladipo should be told that INEC was in court to defend itself before the ruling and or judgement was pronounced.

“It is therefore right to note that under the circumstances the actions of Barr. Ladipo Johnson representing Senator Kwankwaso and Buba Galadima amounts to contempt of court. We will therefore approach the court to draw their attention to this as soon as possible” he affirmed.

“Our sincere advice is that instead of all these noise in the air space, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Buba Galadima should approach the Appeal Court and seek for intervention” Dr. Boniface Aniebonam suggested.

, Dr. Aniebonam enjoined all the elected members under the party and contribute their quota in taking NNPP to the next level.

On the next line of action, Dr. Aniebonam said “the Board shall be meeting on the 8th of November, 2024 to take specific decisions in accordance with the compelling order/judgement of the court.