Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, stormed Lagos State on Wednesday to expand his political ambition.
Kwankwaso stormed the Centre of Excellence and marketing hub city yesterday purposely to commission the state chapter Secretariat of the party.
The NNPP Secretariat which is located at Fadeyi Bus Stop, along Ikorodu Road in Lagos reportedly received thousands of supporters cheering the presidential hopeful.
The party members were spotted in reds wearing party caps and hoisting the NNPP’s flags and posters. The crowd, comprising members of the Kwankwasiyya movement are said to have obstructed the free flow of traffic along Ikorodu Road for some hours before dispersion.
While inaugurating the secretariat, Kwankwaso assured the cheering crowd of protection of their interest. The presidential candidate, who expressed joy at the level of their acceptance, urged them to maintain peace and order before, during and after the elections.
In his remark at the event, the NNPP Publicity Secretary, Richard Benson, said the fast-growing party has been receiving a troop of defectors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Benson described the inauguration of the NNPP secretariat in the state as the mark of another new beginning in the politics of Lagos State.
He said: “The huge crowd still gathered even though we informed our members not to come en mass so as not to cause unnecessary traffic gridlock here on the major highway.
“Despite this, the crowd affected the traffic. This is a signal that NNPP is on the ground in Lagos
“We are here to contest elections in 2023 and win and as it stands today, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso will become the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023.
