The Labour Party (LP) wants to make it clear to everyone that the rumors about us merging with another political party are not true. We are not in talks with any party about joining forces.
This statement was made by Mr. Obiora Ifoh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, in Abuja on Thursday. He wants to set the record straight and stop the spread of false information.
According to Ifoh, a news organization asked for a reaction to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s proposal for opposition parties to work together against the one-party system in Nigeria. In response, Ifoh said that it was only a proposal and that every Nigerian should be interested in making democracy work.
However, the media sensationalized and manipulated this response, making it seem like there was a mention of a merger between LP and PDP (People’s Democratic Party). Ifoh wants to clarify that there was no mention of any merger in his response.
It’s important to be careful with the information we receive and not jump to conclusions based on sensationalized news stories.