The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has distanced itself from the G-100 coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Agbo Major, the party’s national chairman, disclosed this on Sunday during an interview on Arise Television, amid ongoing realignment among opposition parties ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Major said the party had initially nominated a presidential candidate but was forced to step down following what he described as logistical and administrative challenges.
According to him, the NNPP is currently consulting and assessing its options before taking a definitive position on the election.
“We are still reviewing all available options. The party will meet very soon to take a definitive position on our next steps,” he said.
Major was emphatic that the party was not a member of the G-100 coalition, which has emerged as one of the platforms around which opposition politicians and groups are discussing possible collaboration ahead of 2027.
“The NNPP is not part of the G-100 coalition. For the first time they are giving this. We look at this as an experiment. Let’s see if it works,” Major said.
He, however, acknowledged the difficulty of bringing several political forces together under a single platform, particularly over the question of presidential candidacy.
“For us as a party, we haven’t been around the tough for a very long time. We are afraid looking at the class of the people that are trying to come together. The issues will be who steps down for the other,” he added.
The chairman’s comments came amid a fresh controversy within the party over the omission of its purported presidential candidate, Suleiman Mohammed Dikwa, from the final list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Dikwa had reportedly secured the party’s nomination and appeared on an earlier provisional register published by INEC, but his name was absent from the commission’s final publication.
The development has triggered questions among party members and delegates, with grassroots supporters demanding an explanation from the national leadership.
The Chairman of the NNPP State Chairmen’s Forum, Mamman Damisa, confirmed that an internal investigation was ongoing but said state leaders had been directed not to make public comments on the matter.
“Investigations are ongoing, and I have been directed to keep mute until this issue is resolved,” Damisa said.
Asked whether the party leadership had initiated Dikwa’s withdrawal, he said he could not confirm this, adding that he had been instructed not to grant interviews.
The controversy has further complicated the NNPP’s position ahead of 2027, as opposition parties continue negotiations and consultations over possible alliances and candidates.
Meanwhile, the party is also positioning itself for the Enugu governorship election, where its candidate, Prof. Jehu Nnaji, has unveiled a nine-point development agenda.
Nnaji, who emerged through a direct primary in Enugu on Saturday, promised to prioritise security, economic revival, job creation, education, healthcare and infrastructure if elected.
He pledged to create 100,000 sustainable jobs within four years through agriculture, technology, the creative industry and industrial clusters in Emene, Ninth Mile and Nsukka.
The candidate also promised free and compulsory quality primary education, renovation of public schools, free WAEC and NECO examinations for Enugu indigenes and improved welfare for teachers.
Nnaji further pledged to strengthen security across communities, farms and streets, while industrialising the state and making it an investment hub in the South-East.
His emergence was backed by the state party chairman, Chuba Nwadiogbu, who said the NNPP was prepared to challenge the ruling administration in the state.
Nwadiogbu criticised Governor Peter Mbah’s administration over taxation, rising rents and poor roads, insisting that the NNPP would provide an alternative.
“We are on ground in all the local governments. People have eyes. People’s votes will count. We believe we will win the election,” he said.