The Borno Urban Development Board unsealed the Maiduguri office of the New Nigerian Peoples Party on Friday on the orders of Governor Babagana Zulum.
The board invited the police to the office on Thursday to ensure the proper sealing of the party secretariat which it said contravened the law as it is sited in a residential area.
Zulum, however, overruled the board and argued that its action was “wrongly timed’’ as the NNPP presidential candidate, Dr Musa Kwankwaso is scheduled to visit Borno State and the party office on Saturday.
Confirming the reopening of the office, NNPP’s Chairman in Borno, Malam Mohammed Mustafa, said Zulum’s intervention had brought smiles to the faces of members.
“We are now in our office making the necessary preparations to host our presidential candidate, Dr Musa Kwankwaso on Saturday,’’ he told the Newsmen.
He added, “Kwankwaso will be coming to inaugurate the state office and hold talks with party stakeholders.”
Special Adviser to Zulum on Communications and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, also confirmed in Maiduguri on Friday that the governor directed the immediate unsealing of the NNPP’s office.
