{"id":112409,"date":"2024-06-05T21:29:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T20:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=112409"},"modified":"2024-06-05T21:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T20:29:28","slug":"were-not-in-merger-talks-with-any-political-party-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/were-not-in-merger-talks-with-any-political-party-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re not in merger talks with any political party \u2013 PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has denied speculations that it was engaged in merger talks with other political parties ahead of the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nNational Publicity Secretary of the Party, Hon. Debo Ologunagba issued the disclaimer in a statement, in Abuja, yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cNational Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after its 587th meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, restates for the umpteenth time that the PDP is not engaged in any merger, fusion or amalgamation talks with any other political Party or interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the PDP, as a truly people\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has denied speculations that it was engaged in merger talks with other political parties ahead of the 2027 general election. 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