CSU Certificate Controversy: NNPP Rejects Atiku’s Invitation To Join His Legal Battle Against Tinubu, Gives Reason

CSU Certificate Controversy: NNPP Rejects Atiku’s Invitation To Join His Legal Battle Against Tinubu, Gives Reason

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has officially announced its intention to maintain a neutral stance in the ongoing dispute between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and President Bola Tinubu concerning the latter’s academic records from Chicago State University.

The NNPP emphasized its focus on matters directly related to the party and opted to leave the resolution of this issue to the judicial process.

During a press conference on Thursday, Atiku called on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the candidate of the NNPP, as well as other presidential candidates, to join him in his legal pursuit against President Tinubu, particularly in light of the certificate forgery allegation.

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Atiku had previously sought permission from a United States Court to compel Chicago State University to furnish him with the President’s certificates in order to substantiate his forgery claim. This resulted in the release of the President’s documents last Monday, triggering reactions both within and beyond the political sphere.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Nwaeze Onu, noted, “If you remember we are not in court, and if you jump into what you are not, you become an interloper. We do not want to get engaged in what we are not part of. We love the country more than we love ourselves.

“We need fairness, we need equity and we allow the court to do its constitutional responsibility. We address the issues that are within the level of our party.”

While commending the judiciary for their role in promoting the rule of law, the party appreciated the condition under which they are working, praying that they should continue to work towards upholding the principle of fairness and justice.

Onu continued, “This party came into existence about 21 years ago. But little was known about the party until a little over a year ago when some notable politicians joined it. And today, the party has been taken to all the nook and corners of this great country to the extent that it came fourth in the last elections.

“We are using this medium to appreciate Nigerians in general for accepting the NNPP and seeing the party as the only hope for a better Nigeria.

“However, along the line, we discovered that some leaders of the party did not know that things had changed. They wanted to continue using every election to negotiate with governments in power at both the national and state levels, instead of contesting elections. Even when notable politicians joined, they frustrated them by aligning with the government in power,” he said.

“That was our experience in the last elections, and this prompted the party’s leadership to sanction about nine states where the executives were dissolved and some chairmen suspended or expelled.

The deputy chairman, however, further revealed that erring chairmen of the party who became disgruntled and embarked on “a war” against the party, even to the extent of conniving with enemies of the party were disciplined.”

He advised outsiders fighting the party to steer clear and stop meddling in the internal affairs of the party.

While reassuring of the party’s commitment to enthrone democracy and all its dividends, it appreciated the Independent National Electoral Commission for its passion to the growth of democracy in the country and also for its support to the party.

“We are also assuring Nigerians that we will continue to hold them dear to our hearts,” he concluded.

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