Nigeria, April 1 -- A foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu, has dismissed calls by some opposition politicians for a merger to oust the ruling party.

Mr Okechukwu specifically faulted the agitation by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a member of the Labour Party (LP), Pat Utomi, for a merger ahead of the 2027 general election.

Atiku, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election, has been championing the call for a coalition among the main opposition parties.

Two days ago, the former vice president, in a message to congratulate Senegalese President-Elect Bassirou Faye, urged all opposition parties to "forge a coalition that is formidable enough to oust the r...