The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has expelled Hon. Uzokwe Lovepet Ifeanyi Peter, the lawmaker representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South, and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, over alleged gross misconduct and anti-party activities.
The decision was announced in a communiqué issued after the party’s 28th National Working Committee (NWC) meeting, held Monday at its National Secretariat in Abuja. The communiqué, read by YPP’s National Publicity Secretary, Egbeola Wale Martins, stated that Uzokwe’s expulsion was unanimously ratified after the committee reviewed petitions and “video evidence of anti-party acts.”
Egbeola further dismissed Uzokwe’s claim of being the national leader of the YPP, clarifying that no one has been appointed to succeed the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in that position.
“His claim to leadership is false and should be disregarded,” the communiqué read, emphasizing the party’s commitment to discipline, unity, and internal order.
On national matters, the YPP urged President Bola Tinubu to stop what it described as “years of excuses” in tackling terrorism and religiously motivated killings. The call followed the recent designation of Nigeria by the United States as a “Country of Particular Concern” over the alleged persecution of Christians.
Egbeola said the development was unsurprising, noting that successive governments had politicized issues of terrorism, insurgency, and banditry while failing to prosecute known sponsors of violence.
“Regrettably, not a single financier has been prosecuted or jailed for sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria. This continued failure underscores the government’s lack of political will to end insecurity,” the communiqué stated.
The YPP condemned ongoing debates among public officials over the religious identity of victims instead of uniting to protect citizens, describing it as a sign of moral decline and leadership failure.
While calling the U.S. designation unfortunate, the party said it should serve as a wake-up call for the Tinubu administration to act decisively against terrorism and its financiers.
“If this designation will compel urgency on the part of the Nigerian government, then it is a welcome development. Peace cannot be achieved without justice,” the communiqué added.
The YPP also criticised the government’s continued amnesty policy for terrorists under the so-called “non-kinetic approach,” calling it unjust to thousands of victims still suffering in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps.
“Granting amnesty to terrorists while their victims languish in IDP camps is both unjust and unacceptable,” the statement said.
Reaffirming its stance on justice, accountability, and national unity, the YPP urged the Federal Government to demonstrate genuine political will in defeating terrorism and restoring peace across the country.
