Tag: Oyegun
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Oyegun’s committee submits APC South South reconciliation report
The Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led All Progressives Congress (APC) South South Reconciliation Committee has submitted its report to party. Odigie-Oyegun, represented by Mr Lucky Imasuen, presented the report to the APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the committee met with majority of party leaders in the South…
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Oyegun to Buhari: Address agitators’ demands
Former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie Oyegun has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to address the demands of agitators, including the call for separation in the interest of the survival of the country. He cautioned that APC as the government of the federation could not give the impression that…
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‘Let us put the past behind’, Oyegun says as he meets Oshiomhole in Edo
Two former national chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as well as other leaders of the party were present yesterday at the stakeholders’ meeting of the party in Benin, the Edo State capital. The APC leaders, who called for unity among party members, also hailed the Edo…
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APC appoints Oyegun chairman of South-South reconciliation committee
The Caretaker/ Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday appointed, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, as chairman of its South-South reconciliation committee. The was disclosed in a communique signed by the Secretary of the committee and an APC Chieftain from South-South, Lucky Imasuen shortly after a meeting of the party leaders from…
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Edo poll: Why I snubbed Ize-Iyamu, APC during campaigns – Oyegun
A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has explained why he didn’t campaign for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Edo governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in the just-concluded contest. Ize-Iyamu lost to Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with many APC chieftains, including Odigie-Iyamu,…
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Nigeria@60: Buhari not lucky since assuming office – Oyegun
As Nigeria marks 60 years of independence, a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, has said that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has not been lucky since its inception. Oyegun stated this on Monday, while speaking with journalists at his Benin City residence. He lamented the unabated…
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#EdoDecides2020: PDP defeats APC in Oyegun’s polling unit
Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday won in the polling unit of former National chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. Obaseki polled 109 votes to defeat Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC who garnered 40 votes. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that former APC national chairman had refused to…
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I pray Nigerians won’t place curses on APC for dashing their hopes soon – Oyegun
The immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said going by recent developments unfolding in the party, Nigerians might curse the party and its leaders for their hopes despite its rigorously campaigns of change in 2015. Oyegun however called for the invocation of the doctrine of necessity that…
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Obaseki’s disqualification: APC will suffer in Edo – Odigie-Oyegun
Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Oyegun, has warned that the party will pay for the disqualification of Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in the forthcoming primaries of the party in Edo state unless the act is quickly reversed. In his reaction to the APC’s screening panel’s action, the former…
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Nigerians will use conduct of APC primaries in Edo to determine party’s true ideology – Oyegun
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Wednesday called for a free and fair governorship primary in Edo State. He lauded the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct elections in Edo and Ondo states, despite the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Odigie-Oyegun reminded President Muhammadu Buhari about the outcome…