Chief John Odigie-Oyegun
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Monday resumed from a ten-day vacation with an assurance that the National Executive Council meeting of the party will hold as scheduled on Thursday March 24.
The return of Chief Oyegun to his office put to rest speculations that he may have tactically vacated the seat of national chairman due to pressure on him by some leaders of the party to quit.
Oyegun also said that the party may have to look outside the North Central zone to produce the National Publicity Secretary for the party, pointing out that the challenge faced by the party was getting somebody who can handle the position like the former National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed.
There has been speculations in the media that Chief Oyegun may not return to his position as the National Chairman of the party even though he had told newsmen that he was proceeding on a vacation.
Oyegun said: I am glad to be back. I told you I was going on a break because I needed it. I’ve had a good break, I’ve had a bit of rest and I’m back to the office”.
On the scheduled meeting of the various organs of the party that has failed to hold for a long time now, Oyegun said “all the scheduled meetings of the party will run as planned, the caucus on the 21st, the BOT on the 22nd and NEC on the 24th. Everything will go as planned”.
Speaking on the delay on appointing a National a Publicity Secretary for the party,Chief Oyegun said “I think arrangements have been completed to hold the necessary congresses to nominate the spokesperson. I think that should be done very shortly. In fact the issue is getting somebody that can be as close as possible to the outstanding performance of the present minister of information, Lai Mohammed.
“I think that has been the issue. As a matter of fact if it means making adjustments somebody who is good is priority number one and you can make adjustments subsequently”
The return of Chief Oyegun to his office put to rest speculations that he may have tactically vacated the seat of national chairman due to pressure on him by some leaders of the party to quit.
Oyegun also said that the party may have to look outside the North Central zone to produce the National Publicity Secretary for the party, pointing out that the challenge faced by the party was getting somebody who can handle the position like the former National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed.
There has been speculations in the media that Chief Oyegun may not return to his position as the National Chairman of the party even though he had told newsmen that he was proceeding on a vacation.
Oyegun said: I am glad to be back. I told you I was going on a break because I needed it. I’ve had a good break, I’ve had a bit of rest and I’m back to the office”.
On the scheduled meeting of the various organs of the party that has failed to hold for a long time now, Oyegun said “all the scheduled meetings of the party will run as planned, the caucus on the 21st, the BOT on the 22nd and NEC on the 24th. Everything will go as planned”.
Speaking on the delay on appointing a National a Publicity Secretary for the party,Chief Oyegun said “I think arrangements have been completed to hold the necessary congresses to nominate the spokesperson. I think that should be done very shortly. In fact the issue is getting somebody that can be as close as possible to the outstanding performance of the present minister of information, Lai Mohammed.
“I think that has been the issue. As a matter of fact if it means making adjustments somebody who is good is priority number one and you can make adjustments subsequently”
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