Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated four opposition parties for successfully merging into a new party, All Progressive Congress, APC.
Four existing parties, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), merged on Wednesday to form the All Progressive Congress.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Thursday, the ruling party said as the biggest party in West Africa, it welcomes the development as an indication that the nation’s democracy has come of age and is deepening.
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The party said with the formation of the APC, it and indeed all Nigerians expect to see robust debates on the economy and other issues of governance in the general interest of the country.
“We congratulate the opposition for their successful merger and the formation of the All Progressive Congress. This is yet another victory to our democracy. It shows that our democracy has come of age. We hope that from now we will see robust debates on the economy and other issues of governance,” the PDP said.

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