The three major opposition political parties planning to merge in 2013 are having problems agreeing on a name, symbol and other identities for the proposed mega opposition party.
Latest findings show that the three parties – the Action Congress of Nigeria, the All Nigeria Peoples Party and the Congress for Progressive Change – set up separate committees to ensure that the merger plan materialised.
Latest findings show that the three parties – the Action Congress of Nigeria, the All Nigeria Peoples Party and the Congress for Progressive Change – set up separate committees to ensure that the merger plan materialised.
The committees were mandated to prepare the position of their parties for an enlarged meeting of all the three committees.
The committees, whose members are working in secrecy, are also to suggest a name, logo, symbol and slogan for the proposed party.
However, the Punch learnt that one of the parties is insisting that any new party resulting from the merger must bear its name and have its symbol.
A source privy to the goings on in one of the committees spoke to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday. However, he refused to disclose the name of the party that wanted the mega party to assume its identity.
The source said, “We may have problems choosing a name and a symbol, because one of the parties is insisting on dictating the name and the symbol.... It is one of the teething problems we expected.”
But the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh said the PDP is not threatened by such a merger since it remained the only truly national political party that is deeply committed to the continued existence of Nigeria and its transformation.
The committees, whose members are working in secrecy, are also to suggest a name, logo, symbol and slogan for the proposed party.
However, the Punch learnt that one of the parties is insisting that any new party resulting from the merger must bear its name and have its symbol.
A source privy to the goings on in one of the committees spoke to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday. However, he refused to disclose the name of the party that wanted the mega party to assume its identity.
The source said, “We may have problems choosing a name and a symbol, because one of the parties is insisting on dictating the name and the symbol.... It is one of the teething problems we expected.”
But the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh said the PDP is not threatened by such a merger since it remained the only truly national political party that is deeply committed to the continued existence of Nigeria and its transformation.
