The Borno State Chairman of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Mr Mohammed Mustafa said the party has registered over two million members and supporters in Borno.
Mustafa, who made the disclosure in Maiduguri, said that the party is very popular in Borno and now set to shock other political parties in all categories of 2023 general election in the state.
“We have fielded candidates in all elective positions in Borno and have structures right from the wards to state level mobilizing the electorates.
“Apart from our presidential candidate who is Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankoso, we have a governorship candidate, three senatorial candidates, 10 house of representatives candidates and 28 house of assembly candidates to vote for massively in Borno.
“We are set to surprise others with our strength of over two million members and supporters.
“We are looking towards 2023 elections with full confidence and hope to win by the grace of God,” Mustafa said.
Mustafa commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for extending the ongoing Permanent Voters Card (PVC) registration exercise and urged the people of Borno, particularly youths that are eligible to troop out and register.
“It a tedious thing but I want to urge eligible voters that are now more enlightened to take the pain to go and register so that they can actively participate in electing leaders of their choice,” Mustafa said.
Similarly, Senator Dauda Jika representing Bauchi Central withdrew his membership of APC to join New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) while Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi representing Imo East dumped PDP for Labour Party (LP).
Ezrel Tabiowo, a media aide to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, announced their defections in a statement.
Senator Jika said his decision to resign from the ruling party was because NNPP ideologies are in line with his aspirations.
“I hereby wish to notify you of my defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) whose ideals are in line with my political aspirations,” Jika said.
Meanwhile, Senator Onyewuchi said his decision to leave PDP for Labour Party was made after consultations with his constituents.
