{"id":284989,"date":"2023-08-22T16:18:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=284989"},"modified":"2023-08-22T16:20:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:20:04","slug":"labour-party-reacts-to-reports-of-purported-merger-with-other-opposition-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/08\/22\/labour-party-reacts-to-reports-of-purported-merger-with-other-opposition-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Party reacts to reports of purported merger with other opposition parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Labour party says it&#8217;s in talks with other progressive parties on alliance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It says merging with any political party at this is unrealistic <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/08\/12\/coup-tinubus-govt-illegitimate-lacks-moral-grounds-to-attack-niger-lp\/\">Labour Party<\/a><\/strong>, LP, has said reports that it&#8217;s planning to merge with other opposition political parties are false.<\/p>\n<p>The party however said is not ruling out a \u201cworking alliance\u201d with other political parties.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Yunusa Tanko made this known\u00a0 in an interview with Channels Television on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that a report had emerged on Monday claiming that Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Peter Obi of Labour Party have resumed talks on the possibility of a merger.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the trio is mulling the merger in the event that the presidential tribunal declares a rerun or a fresh election.<\/p>\n<p>But, Tanko said the LP is speaking with other political parties of like minds, adding that \u201cmerger is out of the question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWhen you talk about merger, it means that political parties from different parts of the country come together, submit their documents to INEC and then they will be pronounced as a new political party and that isn\u2019t obtainable at the moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, the merger is out of the question technically. But, when you talk about the discussion of possible working alliance with the political parties \u2013 very true, that is very possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven before the February 25 elections, there were discussions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscussions with political parties of like minds that believe in the ideology and principle of the Labour Party is a welcome development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to talk to ourselves. Knowing fully well that Nigeria is at the doldrum of complete decay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost political parties that are progressively minded will not allow that particular situation to happen in Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the spokesperson declined comment on the outcome of discussions with other opposition political parties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labour party says it&#8217;s in talks with other progressive parties on alliance It says merging with any political party at this is unrealistic The Labour Party, LP, has said reports that it&#8217;s planning to merge with other opposition political parties are false. 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