The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dismissed reports claiming that its national leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, held talks to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the claims as false and deliberately misleading. The party said Kwankwaso never entered into negotiations with the ruling party nor made any demands to President Bola Tinubu, contrary to speculations circulating in some quarters. Johnson said Kwankwaso neither contemplated leaving the NNPP nor engaged President Tinubu or the APC on joining the ruling party. “It is a blatant lie that Kwankwaso made demands or entered into negotiations with the APC or President Tinubu for his defection. Johnson clarified that the last meeting between Kwankwaso and President Tinubu occurred in 2024 and was unrelated to any political realignment.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2026 19:25 UTC