‘AD not in merger talks with PDP’

The Alliance for Democracy, (AD), yesterday debunked reports that the party was in merger talks with the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to form

Ta mega party ahead of the 2019 general elections.

The National Chairman of AD, Chief Joseph Adeiza Avazi, at a news conference in Lokoja, said there was never a discussion or machinery for any merger deal with any party as he management of Yankari Games Reserve has embarked on the training of its forest rangers to tackle growing security threats. The rangers are being trained by a Tanzania registered conservation company, to handle light weapons to protect animals and visitors.

While speaking to one of the trainers, Robertson Chigwenembe, a Zambian national said that they are training the in techniques of firearms handling including safety measures.

He said that the month-long training is being carried out following a Needs Assessment through a simplified syllabus in line with international, national as well as local laws.

One of the trainees, Musa Emmanuel informed said that the training will boost their ability to work against major threats like hunters which he claimed are more dangerous than the animals.

The Sole Administrator of the Reserve, Engineer Habu Mamman, said that they decided to train and equip their rangers to enable them contain threats posed by hunters who frequently infiltrate the reserve that share border. widely speculated.

He said the party is only going to merge on ideological grounds and form an alliance at the right time noting that presently it never sent anybody to represent her in any merger talks.