INTERNAL PARTY DISPUTES ARE SECONDARY TO THE CRISIS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE: NNPP TO INEC

 

NEW NIGERIA PEOPLE'S PARTY (NNPP) NATIONAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA Wednesday, March 4th, 2026


PRESS STATEMENT

NNPP to INEC: Internal Party Disputes are Secondary to the Crisis of Public Confidence


ABUJA – The National Publicity Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Bamofin Ladipo Johnson, has reacted to recent concerns raised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the impact of internal party disputes on the Commission’s operations.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Johnson acknowledged the administrative burden these legal battles place on the electoral umpire but insisted that INEC must prioritize addressing its own image crisis.

“It is, in a sense, understandable that INEC complains about the disturbances caused by internal party disputes,” Johnson stated. “Because the Commission is often joined as a necessary party in these suits, it inevitably drains their time and resources.”

Bamofin Ladipo Johnson                                    National Publicity Secretary                        New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) 


However, the NNPP spokesperson pivoted to what he described as the "existential threat" to Nigerian democracy: the plummeting level of trust in the electoral process itself.

“While administrative hurdles are real, I strongly urge the INEC Chairman to recognize a far more dangerous reality. The greatest cause of voter apathy in Nigeria is not internal party friction; it is the widespread perception that INEC is complicit in subverting the will of the people,” Johnson remarked.

He continued: “A large percentage of the voting public remains convinced that the system is rigged and that their ballots do not count. This crisis of confidence is the primary driver of voter apathy. Until INEC demonstrates absolute transparency and proves it is an unbiased arbiter, no amount of internal party stability will bring Nigerians back to the polling units.”


The NNPP maintains that while political parties must improve their internal democracy, INEC must take a hard look in the mirror and implement reforms that restore the sanctity of the vote.

SIGNED:

Bamofin Ladipo Johnson

National Publicity Secretary,

New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)

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