Against the backdrop of the calls by the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar that the only way to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 is to form a coalition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said the party is not in any merger talk with other political parties.
Recall that Atiku while congratulating the newly elected President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in a statement, had said that the election in Senegal follows the trend of that in Nigeria in 2015, that the opposition can, indeed, be victorious in an election conducted by the ruling party.
He had said: “For the opposition parties, the lessons are in agreement with my persistent call for our opposition parties to forge a coalition that is formidable enough to oust the ruling party if the salvaging of Nigeria is to stand any chance.”
Rising from its 587th meeting in Abuja, PDP, in a statement by its spokesman, Hon Debo Ologunagba, restated for the upteenth time that it 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 on-going Party Membership Drive in all the Electoral Wards across the country; which further confirms that the PDP remains the Party of choice for 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,” PDP said.
