The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Oyegun, has said that he would not respond to the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who accused him of bending the party’s rules in the Ondo state governorship primary, saying that his focus now is how the party will win the Edo state governorship election coming up tomorrow, Wednesday.
At a brief encounter with news men in Benin, the Edo state capital today, Tuesday, Chief Oyegun said: “we don’t want to lose focus and I know Asiwaju also wants us to win because we all have worked hard for this.
“But may be after Edo elections, after we must have emerged victorious, we may speak on some of the issues raised.”
The APC Chairman who denied the allegations as raised by Tinubu, explained: “all I can say now is that most of the things said in the papers about me are not true. I have always believed in internal democracy, that the credibility of primaries must be taken seriously.”
Chief Oyegun said that considering the position of Tinubu in the APC, he would have to make wider consultation before issuing a response even after the election in Edo.
“Asiwaju is a well-respected leader of our party so, I cannot be seen speaking evil against him. I have to consult properly with other leaders of the party before we make any definite statement.”
Asiwaju Tinubu had accused the chairman of betrayal and fraud even as he rejected the unofficial “national leader” title conferred on him by the party members.
“Evidently, some errant members believe promises and vows are mere words to be easily spoken and more easily broken.
“Chairman John Oyegun has breached these good pledges in a most overt and brazen display.In doing so, Oyegun has dealt a heavy blow to the very party he professes to lead. It is an awful parent who suffocates his own child for the sake of a few naira.” [myad]
