The Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has said the party will not merge with another political party or group.
Its National Publicity Secretary Obiora Ifoh said this in a short statement forwarded to The Nation yesterday in Abuja.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had directed its organ – the National Administrative Council (NAC) – to take immediate steps to rebrand the party.
One of such steps, the umbrella labour body said, was to look for a merger or form a coalition with another party to defend its interests and those of Nigerian workers in the party with a view to reclaiming the party.
In a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, by NLC President Joe Ajaero, the union said the decisions would return the LP to its original ideological roots.
But responding to an enquiry by The Nation, LP spokesperson Ifoh said: “The LP has not contemplated any merger and will not be merging with anyone or group.
“We are, however, not opposed to any group working with the party for the sake of strengthening the party for future elections.”
The NLC has failed to recognise the leadership of Julius Abure as LP’s National Chairman after a convention in Anambra State returned him as head of the party.
