The Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) said on Saturday that it had expelled Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, a member of the House of Representatives, citing what it called anti-party activities and failure to meet his financial obligations to the party.
Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, the party’s state chairman, told journalists in Kano that the decision followed what he described as Jibrin’s repeated attacks on the NNPP and its leadership in the media.
Dungurawa dismissed the lawmaker as a “weak politician” whose electoral victory was less about personal strength and more about the party and its influential Kwankwasiyya movement, led by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
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“If he were truly strong politically, he would have won his election under the APC, but he failed,” Dungurawa said. “It was only when he joined the NNPP through Kwankwasiyya that he became a House of Representatives member. Now he is deceiving himself, thinking he is strong.”
The chairman said a reconciliation committee was initially set up to engage Jibrin after his appearance on Channels Television, where he criticized the party. But according to him, a subsequent media outing confirmed that the lawmaker had “crossed the line.”
“Instead of dialogue, he went further to work against our interest, openly declaring loyalty outside the party. That is why we expelled him. He has no value to add,” Dungurawa said.
He further accused Jibrin of defaulting on the payment of party dues, saying the NNPP would take legal action to recover the money.
“We will drag him to court to recover what he owes the party. It is a constitutional requirement for every member to pay dues, but he has consistently failed to do so,” he added.
On speculation that Jibrin may return to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dungurawa said such a move would not weaken the NNPP, insisting that “politics is about groups and coalitions” and that the Kwankwasiyya movement remained firmly behind Kwankwaso.
