DEVELOPMENTS AFTER THE RECENT ABIA STATE HIGH COURT RULING SHIFTING CONTROL OF NNPP TO ITS BOT UNDER DR. BONIFACE ANIEBONAM,
THE AVOIDABLE
ASPERSIONS ON THE JUDICIARY BY ONE BAR LADIPO JOHNSON, AN AIDE OF SENATOR RABIU MUSA KWANKWASSO,
THE AVOIDABLE RANTINGS OF THE UNEMPLOYED CHARACTERS AROUND SENATOR RABIU MUSA KWANKWASO WHO ARE POLITICIANS PERPETUALLY IN SEARCH OF STOMACH INFRASTRUCTURE.
Distinguished media men, the news of the recent Abia state High Court judgement compelling INEC to hand over New Nigeria People's Party management to its Board of Trustees and developments thereafter is why we invited you here today. Even more disturbing is the activities of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and his kwankwassiya group's men such as one Barr Ladipo Johnson who have been seen jumping from one media house to the other misleading Nigerians on the issue since this groundbreaking judgement was delivered last week.
First, it is important to note that the party is now safely in the hands if its BOT and so characters like Senator Kwankwaso, Buba Galadima, Ladipo Jonhson 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 were curious about a week ago when the news of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Buba Galadima withdrawing their case in Kano State High court against Dr. Aniebonam 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 endeavours. They choose to stay around the man to enable them service their stomachs instead of going to practice their trade if they have any.
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 spokes person is not only a 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.
Ladies and gentlemen of the press, do one need to be a lawyer to know the following facts:
That a Federal high court and a State high court are both courts of coordinate jurisdiction?
That an extant judgement prevails ahead of any old judgement on the same subject matter?
That no matter how fraudulent a judgement might be (as presently alleged by Barr. Ladipo Jonhson), one needed to vacate such order/judgement directly or through an appellate court?
Does it mean that Barr Ladipo Johnson representing Senator Kwankwasso 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 Rabiu Musa 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 its authority in the 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 its 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 inconsequentials under the present circumstances and the law.
Barr. Ladipo Johnson should be told that INEC was in court to defend itself before the ruling and or judgement was pronounced.
It is therefore trite 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.
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, if he has the locus.
Indeed one can therefore ask Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Buba Galadima the following pertinent questions;
Are they appealing against the judgement delivered by a competent court or what, if yes then why calling the integrity of a competent court of law to question?
Are they appealing that the NNPP belong to them or what or that the certificate of registration of NNPP is with them or what?
It is really most unfortunate that Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as a former minister of defence, two times governor of Kano state and indeed a supposed wise man of the national assembly could degenerate to this level.
It is indeed very very shameful noting that Kano state as it is now has ceased to be a model to be looked upon in modern day administration and good governance. This was never the expectation of our great party in return for the overwhelming support the good people of the state gave us.
It is our belief that thereafter twenty four hours of this compelling order INEC should by now invite the Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria People's Party in accordance with the orders of the court to amend their records.
Meanwhile, the Board shall be meeting on the 8th of Nov 2024 to take specific decisions in accordance with the compelling order/judgement of the court.
We appeal to all members of the party to remain calm and law abiding in the face of extreme provocations of the kwankwassiya agents led by Barr. Ladipo Johnson.
Please Note that we are children of God, victory is surely ours as we only came to separate fight and must not be rewarded with blood stained hands.
It is our hope that Senator Rabiu Musa KWANKWASO and Buba Galadima shall respect themselves as citizens of Nigeria going forward.
All the elected senators, Hon members of Federal House of Representative and State Assembly under the canopy of New Nigeria People's Party, I want to say to you people my children, COME TO ME IN LAGOS AND TAKE YOUR PARTY.
YOU ARE THE PRIDE AND FACE OF NEW NIGERIA PEOPLE'S PARTY.
God bless everyone.
DR ANIEBONAM BONIFACE OKECHUKWU
FOUNDER AND LIFE MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES
NNPP HQRS ABUJA NIGERIA 2024.
