The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), under the leadership of Ajuji Ahmed, has formally disassociated itself from a scheduled protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The demonstration, set for Tuesday at INEC’s headquarters in Abuja and at state offices, was declared “illegal” by the party.
In a statement on Monday, the NNPP’s National Publicity Secretary, Bamofin Ladipo Johnson, asserted that the party is not involved and that the organizers are not its members.
Johnson cited an April 18, 2024, judgment by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which affirmed the expulsion of these individuals from the NNPP.
He stated they have not appealed the ruling but continue to seek court orders “that have no foundations in law,” a practice he described as their “trademark.”
The statement emphasized that the NNPP is not a party to the protest and categorically labeled the persons behind it as “impostors.”
It called on party members to remain calm and not be distracted by what it termed provocations from these elements.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
