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The New Nigeria Peoples Party South West Zonal Chairman, Ademola Ayoade, has said the party’s new logo was approved by the National Executive Committee and the national convention.
At its recent national convention over the weekend, NNPP officially approved the appointment of new members to the National Working Committee and unveiled a new logo.
However, on Wednesday, Adebisi Olopoeyan and Kilamiwaye Badmus, both NNPP members from the South West accused the NNPP National leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso, of making unilateral decisions and claimed that he failed to consult stakeholders before unveiling the new logo.
Olopoeyan said, “We rejected the logo here in Oyo State. They consulted nobody, and those that decided on the new logo chose what was best for Kwankwasiya Movement and the people of Kano.
“Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso doesn’t understand that he cannot be the sole decision maker of the party. Because he has a governor in his state doesn’t mean he owns the party. It is now clear that he wanted to be the Alpha and Omega of the party.”
In his statement issued on Thursday, Ayoade refuted the allegations, suggesting that the individuals might have been manipulated by political adversaries aiming to undermine the NNPP’s national leadership.
The South West Zonal chairman explained that, “The change of the logo was duly deliberated upon by the National Working Committee, approved by the National Executive Committee, and ratified by the national convention as part of the Constitutional amendment carried out by the party”.
The statement read in part “The whole objective of this unfortunate orchestration in their media statement was to discredit the NNPP national leadership but they have failed woefully in their assignment.
“Of course, reading between the lines, it is obvious that they are being used by our political opponents. It’s a cheap blackmail to cause disaffection within the party.
“The change in logo was exigent as Olopoeyan admitted, and the process, as part of our constitution amendment, went through the NWC, NEC, and national convention for ratification. So it passed through due democratic process.
“Their actions are therefore false, misleading, malicious and should be disregarded by the public.”
Ayoade also disclosed that despite claims to the contrary, there was no court injunction stopping the convention.
He clarified that previous legal challenges against the party’s leadership had been dismissed due to their lack of substance.

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