By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau
Labour Party has called on its teeming supporters in Nigeria and diaspora to disregard the news making the round which suggests that the party is working out a merger arrangement with any other political party in fhe country, saying it is purely a news item twisted and sensationalized by a section of the media to embarrass the Labour Party.
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The party’s position was made public in press statement signed by Labour Party National Publicity Secretary Comrade Obiora Ifoh and made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday.
The statement read in parts: “Kindly disregard the sensational news making the round which suggests that Labour Party is working out a merger arrangement with any other political party. It is purely a news item twisted and sensationalized by a section of the media to embarrass the Labour Party.
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 one party system in Nigeria being planned 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 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.
The Labour Party has just concluded the 2023 general election episode and a post mortem is yet to hold, therefore the way forward for the party has not been discussed. When we do, Nigerians will be properly informed. READ ALSO:
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I therefore urge Nigerians to disregard such and many other twisted and sensational stories purported to emanate from the Labour Party. The party has its official platform used to disseminate its information”.