Abia State High Court Orders Control Of Party Administration And Control To Bot Under Dr. Aniebonam

Peterclaver Egbochue

The crisis in the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, may have been put to rest following the recent ruling by the Abia State High Court to the effect that the administration and control of the structure of the party should be under the Board of Trustees ably chaired by Dr Boniface Okechukwu Aniebolam.

Addressing newsmen at a press conference on Wednesday at NAGAFF Headquarters/NNPP Annex Office, Apapa, Lagos, the highly elated founder of NNPP stated that the aim of the conference was to inform the general public of the recent ruling of the Abia State High Court mandating the return of the party administration and control to the Board of Trustees under the leadership of the founder, Dr Aniebonam.

The event witnessed large turn out of several media organizations, Party Chieftains, Board members, Honourable members from other states in Nigeria, FCT inclusive.

In his remark, Dr. Aniebonam recalled the several litigations in respect to the party internal crisis, stating that NNPP is God’s own party, founded by him and no other person or group of persons would hajack it for his or their selfish interests.

He noted that the party’s expulsion of the 2023 presidential candidate Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso due to anti party activities has long been effected and the termination of the MoU between Kwankwasia movement, TIN, NAGAFF and other afflictions has long been effected after the loss of the Presidential Party flag bearer Sen. Musa Kwankwaso.

Aniebolam affirmed that the recent ruling was a ground breaking judgment calling on the aggrieved party to take into cognizance the inherent powers of a Federal High Court and a State High Court both he noted, been courts of co ordinate Jurisdiction, impling further that except the compelling order is vacated in an Appeal or Supreme Court, the sty of execution order cannot be applied on a declaratory judgement of a High Court.

The founder called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC which was ably represented in the court to obey the court ruling and contact the legal board of NNPP to effect/amend their records in accordance with the court orders.

Other Board members expressed gratitude to Dr. Aniebonam for his tenacity, courage and steadfastness which resulted in the legal victory of saving the Party from Sen. Kwankwaso, Buba Galadima, Barr Ladipo Johnson and others.

 In his charateristic manner of demonstrating fatherly love even in the midst of  crisis, he declared that “No body lost and Nobody won, let us come together and be one family.”

In his vote of thanks, one of the board members, Mr. Chidiebere likened the founder to Nostradamus of the moment, highlighting the positive impact of the victory as it marks a better future ahead in NNPP under the current leadership of Dr Boniface Okechukwu Aniebolam.