The Labour Party on Thursday said it is not in talks with the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) over any possible merger to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) from power at the Federal level in 2027.
The National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, Nigerian Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Daily Crucible had earlier reported that former Vice President and presidential candidate of PDP in the February 25 Presidential Election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had said that only a strong coalition of opposition political parties could dislodge APC at the Centre and called for a coalition of forces ahead of the 2027 election.
The Turaki Adamawa submitted that only a merger could remove the APC from power at the Federal level, also warning that Nigeria could slide into one – party – State if the opposition parties failed to unit as one.
But Ifoh said the Labour Party had not done any appraisal of the 2023 presidential election.
The statement reads: “Kindly disregard the sensational news making the round which suggests that Labour Party is working out a merger arrangement with any other political party. It is purely a news item twisted and sensationalized by a section of the media to embarrass the Labour Party.
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“A news organisation called for a reaction as regards to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s proposal for opposition political parties to work together to fight against one party system in Nigeria being planned by the APC.
“In my reaction, I said that it was only a proposal and every Nigerian should be interested in making democracy work in Nigeria and that what we have presently is an autocracy. There was no where in the response that the purported merger between LP and PDP was mentioned.
“The Labour Party has just concluded the 2023 general election episode and a post mortem is yet to hold, therefore the way forward for the party has not been discussed. When we do, Nigerians will be properly informed.
“I therefore urge Nigerians to disregard such and many other twisted and sensational stories purported to emanate from the Labour Party. The party has its official platform used to disseminate its information.”
