BREAKING: Labour Party Speaks on Alleged Planned Merger With PDP, Details Emerge

• The Labour Party (LP) has said there is no merger plan between the party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the February 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar
• In a statement on Thursday, November 16, spokesperson of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, stated that such reports are exaggerations and should be disregarded by Nigerians
• LP said the report was twisted and sensationalised by a section of the media "to embarrass" it

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 6-year-experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria

FCT, Abuja - The Labour Party (LP) on Thursday, November 16, urged Nigerians to disregard the news that the party is working out a merger arrangement with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Obiora Ifoh, spokesperson of the party, made this known in a statement obtained by Legit.ng.

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LP says not merging with any party

According to Ifoh, it is purely a news item twisted and sensationalised by a section of the media to embarrass the party, The Guardian noted.

Daily Trust also reported on the LP's rebuttal.

Ifoh explained:

"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 a one-party system in Nigeria.

"In my reaction, I said that it was only a proposal and that every Nigerian should be interested in making democracy work 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."

Obi rejects Atiku's invitation

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), rejected the invitation of the PDP flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, to join forces in the legal tussle against the authenticity of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's academic records.

In a statement signed by Ifoh, Obi stated that he was focused on 'taking back Nigeria'.

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Legit.ng also reported that Obi acknowledged that he isn't flawless and believes there's nothing fundamentally wrong with Nigeria.

The presidential hopeful praised the country for its fertile land, climate, abundant resources, and the quality of its people.

Fani-Kayode predicts Obidients' fate

Also, Legit.ng reported that a former aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode, predicted that by the next general elections in 2027, "no one will remember" Obidients.

In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) page on Thursday, November 9, Fani-Kayode described Obidients as "a cancerous blight on the Nigerian political landscape".

Source: Legit.ng