LP Not Working Out Merger With Any Party

By Georgina Humphrey

Labour Party has called on its supporters in Nigeria and in the diaspora to disregard the news making the rounds that the party is working out a merger arrangement with any political party in the country.

A statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Obiora Ifoh in Abuja describes it as a news item twisted and sensationalized by a section of the media to embarrass the Labour Party.

The statement explains that a media organisation called for a reaction as regards to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s proposal for opposition political parties to work together to fight against the One Party System in Nigeria being proposed 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, as what we have presently is an autocracy” Ifoh adds.

According to the statement there is no where in the response that the purported merger between LP and PDP was mentioned.

It stresses that the Party has just concluded the 2023 general election and a post mortem is yet to be carried out, therefore the way forward for the party has not been discussed.

“When we do, Nigerians will be properly informed” he states.

The statement further appeals to Nigerians and party supporters to disregard such and many other twisted and sensational stories purported to emanate from the Labour Party stressing that the party has its official platform to disseminate information.

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