The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties are allegedly in merger negotiations, although the Labour Party (LP) has refuted these rumours.
Obiora Ifoh, the party’s national publicity secretary, revealed this in a statement on Friday in response to rumours that the LP is in discussions with other opposition parties on unseating the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
Ifoh claimed that the party has not done a post-mortem and that the party’s future has not been considered as it has just wrapped up the general election episode for 2023.
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The LP spokesman asked the public to ignore the reports, claiming that they are sensationalised and manipulated by some media outlets in an attempt to humiliate the party.
Ifoh, however, said the party is not in merger talks with any of the opposition parties.
He said: “Kindly disregard the sensational news making the round which suggests that the 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.
“A news organisation called for a reaction as regards Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s proposal for opposition political parties to work together to fight against the one-party system in Nigeria being planned by the APC.
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“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 nowhere 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.”
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