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The much-talked-about merger between Labour Party (LP) and New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) might not see the light of the day.

On Saturday morning, the presidential candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, confirmed that his party was in talks with the Labour Party.

Kwankwaso had said, “We are in talks with Peter Obi and a committee is working to look into how to form a merger between us”.

“The merger is important because as you can see both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not pick their running mates from the South-East.”

However, a merger might be legally impossible between both parties before the 2023 general elections.

“First a new party via a merger cannot be formed in time for the election.

“INEC regulation prohibits the registration of a political party less than a year before an election.

“But they can collapse their structure to one another for specific positions eg, the presidency,” Nicholas Ibekwe, a journalist with Times told DAILY POST.

Deji Adeyanju, a popular socio-political commentator based in Abuja, however, is clear as to what agreement should be reached between Obi and Kwankwaso.

“The merger with the Labour Party and NNPP should have Obi as president and Kwankwaso as VP.

“That’s the only thing that makes sense,” Adeyanju tweeted on Saturday.

Kwankwaso’s NNPP has a large following in the North, while Obi who recently defected from the PDP and ed the Labour Party, has endeared himself to large youth following in the South.

On Friday, Obi named former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe, as his running mate.

https://dailypost.ng/2022/06/19/2023-uncertainty-for-peter-obi-kwankwaso-as-inec-rules-may-hamper-lp-nnpp-merger/

Problems
1. Both parties can't merge
2. A new party can't be formed

Solution
1. One candidate leaves his party and s the other party

Problem from Solution
1. Peter Obi is poster boy for LP will he leave LP for NNPP?

2. It is difficult for Kwankwaso to leave NNPP for LP because

i. His party has strong candidates especially in the Northwest and it will be tedious for them to move to Labor with him
ii. Will candidates under LP be willing to forgo their candidacy for NNPP candidates or will NNPP candidates be willing to forgo their candidacy for LP candidates?

Solution to problems from Solution
Kwankwaso leaves alone to LP and abandon his candidates in NNPP but this will be the worst political move ever

I doubt the INEC will be an issue... Merger won't affect any of the mentioned above.. Both parties have their legal adviser and they must have studied the and conditions of INEC so I don't think this will deter the merger


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They will both fail

ADVANTAGES
1. Good Political Move
2. Formidable Alliance
3. Equally Good Candidates.

DISADVANTAGE
a. Wrong timing


POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
¹. Urgent need to collapse structure.

². Kwankwaso should merge with Obi.

³. Both should be aware that now the only Goal that their Structure(s) may achieve is Just the Office of the President.

I wish them all the best.

Make una no Dey talk nonsense. You old sentimental criminals are just scared of the inevitable.
It was about the placeholder, now you’re concerned more about the merge. You think this politicians are too daft that they don’t plan ahead??

Vote who you want to vote and allow others vote who they want in peace.

Obi can never be running mate to kwankwaso.

If kwankwaso can't be Obi's VP, then to your tenth oh Israel.

Everybody should go and test their popularity.

lol Coalition beggars

Ok na

I said before that Peter Obi is just a political baby that is not street smart at all, otherwise the daft dunce would have known by now that all these merger talks is just a game by the North to ridicule him more. Kwankwaso is just playing him for a fool and he fell for it like a cheap N500 political prostitute.

But it's so funny and we are enjoying every minute of the show. Peter Obi's online bandits ers should keep entertaining us with their radical foolishness

Same way they were screaming "consexus" candidate before, now it is "merger"

Mynd44:
Problems
1. Both parties can't merge
2. A new party can't be formed

Solution
1. One candidate leaves his party and s the other party

Problem from Solution
1. Peter Obi is poster boy for LP will he leave LP for NNPP?

2. It is difficult for Kwankwaso to leave NNPP for LP because

i. His party has strong candidates especially in the Northwest and it will be tedious for them to move to Labor with him
ii. Will candidates under LP be willing to forgo their candidacy for NNPP candidates or will NNPP candidates be willing to forgo their candidacy for LP candidates?

Solution to problems from Solution
Kwankwaso leaves alone to LP and abandon his candidates in NNPP but this will be the worst political move ever

I don't see this as a problem.

Kwankwaso can easily talk to his ers to move to LP. When Rochas won the governorship election under APGA, we defected to APC and carried his ers with him, Dave of Ebonyi state did the same thing, he went to APC with his ers.

Kwankwaso is highly respected in the North, he can talk to all his ers and aspirants to defect to LP and his vision.

It's not an issue, cos we've seen it play out so many times.

In all this initial gragra from Obi, Tinubu, and Atiku, and so on, one would think after the elections the country will become Paris.

Then they should hands together by collapsing structure for one another. Like, kwakwaso should agree to be VP to obi and sign agreement that, after obi tenor, he will handover to kwakwaso. Just my % of advice.

before us is a move to change the direction of this country ship. Not like am begging anyone to vote for Peter Obi when the time comes. But if you allow the old money bags win make sure you are earning in dollars because I see dollar hitting 1000 in due time. If you complain they will send the army police to shoot you. Be wise

The hausa man cannot leave his party and queque behind an Igbo man. And the said Igbo man cannot leave his online party and queque behind the hausa man.

Inec k

Let's forget about the merger. Peter Obi is better alone. Kwankwaso is not the only good politician in the North.

Either ways, your girl is Obidient

Let the will of God happen in 2023..

Whatever Kwankwaso decides to do, the most important thing is rescuing our Economy ourselves and for our children. That is a responsibility for every adult and every youth.
#PeterObi2023
Get your PVC!

Another problem

Peter Obi will only run with Kwankwanso as the presidential candidate.

Rubbish

We Yoruba youths stand on the mandate of Peter Obi, whether in the rain or in the sun!!!

temitope27:
They will both fail

Why you hate good thing like this? Don't you want to be the first person in your family to own a car? Or to live a good live under a performing government?

The way you guys keep analysing the chances of Peter Obi, who you say has no weight politically, is really funny. Please focus on your Tinubu and Atiku. Let's waste our vote on Obi

chatinent:
In all this initial gragra, one would think after the elections the country will become Paris.

Lolzz

This is a tight one.

This merger is something everybody wishes to see.

Unfortunately, it may never become a reality.