Tenure elongation: APC has resolved its issues - Oyegun
- Chief John Oyegun has spoken out, following the meeting with APC governors and President Buhari, concerning the extension of his tenure
- The APC national chairman stated that APC was back in business as one united family, as he pointed out that a committee has been set up to look into the issue
- Oyegun stated that the leadership of the APC is strongly behind the president and executives in the states
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has stated that the ruling party has resolved the issues dividing it, The Cable reports.
Oyegun made the comment after meeting with five governors of the party - Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, Simon Lalong of Plateau, Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, and Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun - on Wednesday, April 4, in Abuja.
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Legit.ng gathers that his meeting with the governors follows an earlier meeting they had with President Muhammadu Buhari, where they (the governors) disclosed that they would support the president's decision against Oyegun’s tenure extension.
The national chairman stated that the APC was back in business as one united family. He said: “Today the governors, NWC, decided to sit and look at the issues seemingly dividing us. All the issues have been completely and totally resolved. We are back in business as one united and happy family.
“I want to say that NEC set up a technical committee. From the minute we called them into session they have worked non-stop with virtually no sleep."
He stated further: “NEC will hold on Monday. The chairman of the committee said his report will be ready by evening. It will be placed at NEC for appropriate actions. The APC leadership is back as one united and focused party; strongly behind the president and executives in the states.”
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Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, said all the 24 governors of the All Progressives Congress had agreed with President Muhammadu Buhari that the party should elect a new National Working Committee.
The governor disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday, April 4, after Buhari met with some governors.
President Buhari had at the party's National Executive Committee's meeting last week, declared as illegal, a proposal for the extension of the tenure of the John Odigie-Oyegun-led NWC of the party.
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Source: Legit.ng
