The Osun State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has denied reports claiming the party has endorsed the candidacy of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for the 2023 presidential election.
The denial was made on Saturday by the Caretaker Chairman of the party in Osun State, Alhaji Abdussalam Abdullateef.
He stressed that the only presidential candidate known and supported by the NNPP is former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
Abdullateef explained further that four members of the NNPP, who reportedly endorsed Tinubu, were not speaking on behalf of the party as they are “on their own.”
It was recalled that the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Osun chapter on Wednesday, lost two senatorial candidates and two House of Representatives candidates after they dumped the party, declaring their support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima as their preferred presidential candidates.
The candidates who declared their support for Tinubu are; Osun Central Senatorial candidate, Kola Bamgbola; Osun West Senatorial candidate, Mayowa Akinyode, candidate for Boluwaduro /Ifedayo/Ila Federal Constituency, Elijah Fabayo and candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Babatunde Ajayi
