Why APC bigwigs are against me - Oyegun

Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has claimed that those against his continued stay as national chairman of the ruling party were politicians plotting to take over control of the APC ahead of the 2019 elections, Daily Post reports.

Oyegun made this known while speaking at a retreat organised by the Kano state government for party members in Sokoto on Friday, October 28.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, APC national chairman, claims that those against his stay as national chairman are plotting to takeover the party. According to him, APC is very strong and will not be controlled by a single individual.  

He said: “As far as the fate of the national chairman is concerned, it is neither here nor there. What is happening is not about the national chairman or me. “Unfortunately, people now have their eyes on 2019.

And to prepare for 2019, some people think they need to take over control of the party but I want to assure you that this party belongs to all of us. “We want to have a party that will not be controlled by any single individual. Of course, some people are not happy with their share of the way things are going.

What is politics without argument and differences?” Oyegun also noted that APC is not enmeshed in crisis contrary to insinuations in the media. He said: “APC is not in crisis, if the party is in crisis the leadership and governors will be divided.

So, APC is strong and the party leadership is united towards a common goal.” NAIJ.com recalls that a national leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu had demanded the immediate resignation of Oyegun as national chairman, after the controversial Ondo APC primary election.


He made the demand after accusing Oyegun of committing malpractice during the recently concluded Ondo governorship primaries.