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Members of the National Working Committee (NWC, party members) were also suspended by the BoT.

Additionally, new national officers were appointed, with Mr. Ogini Olaposi serving as acting national secretary and Dr. Agbo Major serving as acting national chairman.

The ban is in effect for six months.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting in Lagos on Tuesday, the secretary of the BoT, Babayo Muhammed Abdulahi, charged Kwankwaso with socializing without the board's consent with President Bola Tinubu, PDP presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Mr. Peter Obi.

Abdullahi declared that Kwankwaso's position as NNPP national leader had been revoked by the board.

The secretary of the BoT said the purported suspension of the NNPP founder was a flagrant and gross violation of the party’s constitution.

He pointed out that Aniebonam had resigned as the BoT chairman, and a new BoT Chairman, Dr. Chief Tope Aluko, was elected with Abdulahi as the new BoT Secretary, while High Chief Tony Obioha was elected as the BoT spokesperson.

Abdulahi said the pre-election Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Kwankwasia Movement, The National Movement (TNM), and the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) had been rendered void by the actions of the NWC.

Abdulahi said: “The purported suspension of the founder is a flagrant gross violation of the NNPP constitution, such that it is tantamount to recklessness and irresponsibility on the part of the incompetent NWC.

“The BoT decided that material evidence in the public sector affirmed that Kwankwaso was involved in anti-party activities in various meetings and suggested political discussions with the President, Atiku, and Obi without authorization from the board.

“This has earned him a six-month suspension pending the outcome of the investigation by the Disciplinary Committee.

“The BOT insisted that the avoidable violation of the MoU between NNPP on the one hand and Kwankwasiyya, TNM, and NAGAFF on the other has no other choice than to withdraw from the partnership.

“It is therefore necessary to state clearly that the MoU has been rendered void,” he said.