The Labour Party (LP) says it has no plan to merge with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
The LP’s spokesperson, Obiora Ifoh, stated that the post-2023 election analysis is pending, and decisions about the party’s trajectory will be communicated to the public once discussed.
This response comes after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar proposed opposition parties’ merger to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next presidential election.
Atiku expressed concerns about Nigeria heading toward a “one-party dictatorship” and called for unity among opposition parties.
Reacting in a statement on Thursday, the LP said Atiku’s call “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.” Ifoh emphasised.
Also, the ruling APC slammed Atiku, over the proposal, saying the ex-VP and his party failed at the polls since 2015 and have failed to offer credible opposition to Nigerians.
