PDP, LP, Others Planning to Unite? Shehu Sani Makes Comment

• During the February elections, 18 presidential candidates contested for the position of Nigerian president
• The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the keenly contested election
• Now, it is rumoured that the second and third-placed parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) respectively, and some other political platforms, are plotting an alliance

FCT, Abuja - There are speculations opposition parties are planning to unite ahead of the next general elections in Nigeria.

The Labour Party (LP), with Peter Obi, has become more popular, and it is rumoured that the party is ready to join forces with the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Opposition parties intend to collaborate to displace the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from power.

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Purported LP, PDP alliance: Sani reacts

Reacting to the speculations, Shehu Sani, a former senator, described the alleged development as "good for democracy".

The PDP chieftain wrote on his verified Twitter handle on Monday, August 21:

"The speculation that the opposition are planning to unite is good for democracy; now they are studying geography after the earthquake."

Warning on 'possible extinction of PDP, LP'

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Sani revealed what will become of the PDP and the LP if the APC produces the Minority Leader in the 10th National Assembly.

Sani said the signs are there that the ruling APC wants a Minority Leader that will be a stooge to them and that will be the death of the PDP and Labour Party if that should happen.

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Legit.ng also reported that the Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, reacted to the decision of President Bola Tinubu to offer board slots to state governors, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors.

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum and Kwara state governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in a communiqué issued at the end of the NGF meeting on Wednesday, July 12, disclosed that President Tinubu asked the governors to nominate competent persons into the dissolved boards and parastatals of Federal Government agencies.

Source: Legit.ng