APC CRISIS: OYEGUN REPLIES TINUBU
APC CRISIS: OYEGUN REPLIES TINUBU
Oyegun-VS-Tinubu
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
John Odigie-Oyegun, has said he supports Bola Tinubu, contrary to claims that
he was frustrating the latter’s reconciliation assignment.
Mr. Tinubu had in a letter to Mr.
Oyegun expressed concerns that his “presidential assignment” of reconciling
members of the party was being sabotaged by Mr. Odigie-Oyegun.
”Instead of being a bulwark
of support as promised, you positioned yourself in active opposition to the
goal of resuscitating the progressive and democratic nature of APC,” Mr. Tinubu
said in the letter copied President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the
party.
Mr. Odigie-Oyegun has, however, rejected that assertion, in his
response obtained by PREMIUM TIMES.
However, rather than address the specific allegations by Mr.
Tinubu, the party chairman simply pledged his support for the ex-Lagos governor’s reconciliation efforts.
“I thank you for your letter dated
February 21, 2018, for your prayers and good wishes for my health. I wish you
the same and pray that our good God keeps you strong and grants you His peace,”
Mr. Odigie-Oyegun wrote in the letter dated February 23.
“Let me once again formally
congratulate you on the peacemaking assignment Mr. President has entrusted you
with.
“It is most challenging but I
believe you will ultimately justify the confidence reposed in you by Mr
President. In this, you have my fullest support.”
Copies of Mr. Odigie-Oyegun’s
letter were sent to Mr. Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President
Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara, all of whom Mr. Tinubu also copied in
his letter.