January 14, (THEWILL) – Ogun State Caretaker Chairman, of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Prince Ibrahim Adekunle has again declared that Olaposi Sunday Oginni and his co-travellers, are not members of the party in the state, warning the general public to be aware of his clandestine antics.
He maintained that Oginni and others had been expelled last year by the National Executive Committee of the party, on issues concerning anti-party activities.
The NNPP in Ogun State also congratulated members of the party across the country, on the party’s victory at Apex Court over the governorship election matter in Kano State, as he affirmed that the party under his leadership is the only authentic NNPP in the state.
This was contained in a statement he signed on Sunday, and made available to journalists by the party’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Olowu Omokehinde.
According to the statement, Prince Adekunle said “This is to inform and reaffirm to the general public and all our bonafide members across the 20 local government areas in Ogun State that the NNPP, in Ogun State, which is under my watch has no other faction. Anyone or group of people addressing him or herself as the state Chairman is a counterfeit, fake and committing an act of impersonation.
“He or she is on his or her own and trying to deceive the general public and therefore, the general public should beware of such people or groups of people and their antics.
“The Prince Ibrahim Adekunle-led NNPP in Ogun state and his Caretaker members, are the authentic executive recognised by the National body of the party and by extension, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).”
He said the general public should be aware that “any unknown group of people who are still claiming membership of the party and gather to hold the state meet in a venue apart from the main NNPP secretariat building in Adatan area of Abeokuta, should be reported to the nearest security agencies, saying they will be prosecuted for impersonation.
“In the same vein, we are equally appealing and directing all the respected media houses, not to entertain or air their contents in their media houses using NNPP’s platform, because that will amount to impersonation of characters and a law suit may be instituted against the Media Houses, who entertain such parallel entities, who are claiming to be under the National body of NNPP, but they are impersonators.”
Adekunle however said the party in the state still opens its doors to anyone, who wishes to join and become an authentic member of the party, saying however, such person or persons should pass through all the normal procedures that have been laid down by contacting the officials at the Party’s secretariat or its campaign office.
Adekunle said NNPP Ogun State chapter and the National body of the party, will continue to protect, defend, promote and serve the interest of all its members, who are fully registered and they shall be recognised at all times under his leadership.
It could be recalled that the National Executive Committee of the party had earlier expelled the former chairman of the party in Ogun state, Mr Olaposi Sunday Oginni, on issues concerning anti-party activities.
The party, also last year called on members of the public to beware of the activities of the former chairman, Oginni, who the party said was still parading himself as the Ogun State party.
The party insisted that the former Chairman, Oginni, remained expelled from the party and is no longer a member of the NNPP.
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
