PDP Distances Party From Merger, Coalition Talks, Says It Remains Determined, Focused

By Akinwale Kasali

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has distanced itself from the merger and Coalition talks with other opposition parties in the country.

The PDP said it remains focused, determined and rebuilding towards the 2027 Elections.

PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said it not merging with any Party to form a Coalition. He stressed that the PDP is the most organised and democratic party to exist in Nigeria to this day.

“Most other parties originated from the PDP. We did not and have not entered into any negotiations, nor have we had any talks for a coalition or merger, so-called, with any political party.

“In any case, if there is to be any such discussion, it is beyond the powers of the National Working Committee NWC to do so without the express consent of the National Executive Committee NEC of our great party.

“Every community in Nigeria has a functional PDP office. We are a party to due process; we don’t take actions without following our laid-down guidelines, procedures, and processes.

“Most Nigerians know we won the 2019 and 2023 elections, and everyone knows what happened. We are in the process of rebuilding and strengthening our party to defend our hard-won democracy”.

It would be recalled that Wednesday, a group of seven opposition political parties formed a new coalition in a bid to strengthen democracy in the country.

The movement tagged the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties was formed in Abuja at a meeting attended by leaders of the political parties at the National Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party.

The Coalition comprised the Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, Social Democratic Party, Peoples Allied Movement, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Young Progressives Party, and Zenith Labour Party, but the PDP has distanced itself from this coalition.