PDP Says Merging With Any Political Party Not On Drawing Board

By Ayodele Oni

The National Working Committee, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has declared its position on rumoured merger with any political party, including Labour Party (LP) preparatory to 2027 general election.

PDP, through a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday, after its 587th meeting in Abuja, reiterated that the PDP is not in any merger or amalgamation talks with any other political party.

The statement read in part “The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party after its 587th meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, restates for the umpteenth time that the PDP is not engaged in any merger, fusion or amalgamation talks with any other political Party or interest.

“While the PDP, as a truly people’s party, is open and welcoming to all Nigerians including our former members who left for other parties, we state that our party remains strong and formidable, capable of winning elections in a free, fair, and transparent electoral process in our country.

“The NWC acknowledges the influx of millions of Nigerians into our party in the ongoing party membership drive in all the electoral wards across the country; which further confirms that the PDP remains the party of choice for the majority of Nigerians.

“The public, teeming members of our great party, democracy institutions, and of course the international community should therefore disregard any report suggesting any form of merger between the PDP and any other political party as such is not in the contemplation of our great party.”

Rumours of possible merger followed interaction between presidential candidates of LP, Peter Obi and that of PDP, Atiku Abubakar in recent times.

Both agreed to work together and take over the country from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).