NNPP gets new National Chairman

By Jude Opara with agency report

Agbo Major has emerged as the new National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP).

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the convention, which was held at the RockView Hotel in Apapa, was attended by delegates and officers of the party at both national and state levels.

Other elected officers are Oginni Olaposi as National Secretary, Chief Felix Chukwurah as Deputy National Chairman (South), Mr. Adetoyese Omokanye as National Treasurer, Babayo Muhammed as Deputy National Chairman (North), and Abdulrasaq Abdulsallam as National Publicity Secretary.

The delegates also elected Hajia Aisha Kade as National Woman Leader, Edward Ofomona as National Youth Leader and Omolara Johnson as National Organizing Secretary, among others.

In attendance were members of the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, the National Working Committee, NEC, and all elective office holders of the party nationwide.

The convention, which began at 9 p.m., ended at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday.

Recall that the Abia High Court, on Nov. 1, 2024, in a judgment, ordered the NNPP BoT, led by the Founder and Chairman BoT, Boniface Aniebonam, to begin repositioning and reconstitution of all organs of the party from ward congress to national convention.

The court equally ordered INEC to recognize and deal with the new board of the NNPP.

Aniebonam told members that, pursuant to the judgment of the court, the board had successfully repositioned and reconstituted its ward executives up to zonal officers.

“Today, the board shall conclude its assignment through a national convention to elect and establish its national working committee to take charge of its administration and management.

“In carrying out these responsibilities, INEC and other security agencies were duly notified,” Aniebonam said.