APC Crisis: You can’t remove me on pages of newspaper, Oyegun tells Tinubu

October 4, 2016Talatu Usman

John Odigie-Oyegun, APC Chairman

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Oyegun, has reacted to the call by a former Lagos governor and a leader of the party, Ahmed Tinubu, that he should resign.

Mr. Oyegun said the national chairman of a party cannot be removed on the pages of newspapers.

He said Mr. Tinubu’s letter accusing him of highhandedness and being a mole in the party, was a “bit too harsh”, but said the two politicians merely had a “difference of opinion”.

Mr. Tinubu came down hard on Mr. Oyegun in a lengthy statement last week, accusing the party chairman of betrayal and fraud.

“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,” Mr. Tinubu said. “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.”

Mr. Oyegun responded on Tuesday at the presidential villa after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

“The method of getting rid of a national chairman if that is what I will call it, are spelt out in the constitution. They don’t take place on the pages of newspapers,” Mr. Oyegun told journalists.

He however insisted that there was no rift with Mr. Tinubu.

“We have differences of opinion, differences of perception and I think that is normal. Yes, I agree that the nature of the statement was a bit harsh,” he said.

Asked whether the party would reverse its decision on the Ondo election primaries, since it was causing crisis in the party, Mr. Oyegun said, “It is only INEC that can make U-turn on Ondo”.

Mr. Tinubu had faulted Mr. Oyegun’s refusal to heed the recommendation of the party’s panel to cancel the Ondo primary that produced Rotimi Akeredolu as the party’s candidate.

He called for Mr. Odigie-Oyegun’s resignation.

Mr. Odigie-Oyegun, who refused to go into details of what happened in the Ondo primary, told journalists that the report was with the Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar, the chairman of the primaries committee.

The two party leaders had met on Monday at President Muhammadu Buhari’s book launch in Abuja. It was their first meeting since Mr. Tinubu issued the statement on Mr. Oyegun.

On allegations that he sponsored some youth who protested at the party’s headquarters against the alleged highhandedness of Mr. Tinubu, the APC national chairman said, “God forbid, anybody who knows me knows that that is not my style. I’m equally shocked and I’m going to look into it and find out why and who is behind it”.

Asked if the handshake and pleasantries shared with Mr. Tinubu at Buhari’s book launch were genuine, he replied, “Do they know how far back our association goes? Do they know that we were in the trenches together in the NADECO days? Why can’t people who have mutual respect for each other have different opinions? All we had was difference of opinions, yes it was expressed a bit harshly but that doesn’t remove the basic fact that we have worked together for a very long time”.

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JAA

You are saying these after receiving assurances from Buhari to stay put and that nothing will happen.
Yorubas -falling down falling

Chairman of APC United Front, a group in All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa, has described as laughable, calls by Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the National Chairman of APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, to resign as chairman of the party. Musa, in a statement, said: “The world has seen a more progressive party in APC under Oyegun’s dynamic leadership. Chief Oyegun is not under the influence of a powerful and sinister arm of government or individual. He will never thwart the will of the people.” The Yorubas are falling down falling down—–while the Fulanis attempt to move away from them Yorubas——————————–I laugh—-God Bless the Spirit of Awo-he warned them not to bow to the Fulanis but the mumu Yorubas via Tinubu would not hear—of it—–now Nko?
- Mufu Ola
  
  Fulanis are far better than Igbos.That’s for sure.
Public Record

‘Tinubu opposed my choice of Osinbajo as Vice President’.

Muhammadu Buhari has revealed how the President chose Vice-President Yemi
Osinbajo as his running mate for the 2015 presidential election despite the
opposition of a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu. The book, ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in
Nigeria,’ written by Prof. John Paden, was presented at an elaborate
event at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday.

According to the book, the names of
Tinubu; the then Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN); and
Osinbajo, were forwarded to Buhari for him to pick a running mate shortly after
the retired general emerged the party’s candidate at its convention in Lagos.
The author claimed that Buhari chose Osinbajo above others despite enormous
pressure from Tinubu to do otherwise. He, however, did not disclose who
forwarded the list of the three nominees to Buhari.”

………..PUNCH NEWSPAPER

(October 4th, 2016)
- Egbon David
  
  Hahahahaha! Nigeria must be a banana republic if the inarticulate corrupt and Raji Fashola
  was grouped with his likes a a trio to be ‘rewarded’ for those traits with post of the Vice President.
  Is there no thinking going on anymore in Nigeria? How come such wrong and immoral choices?
  - xtraviews
    
    IS THAT NOT WHY WE ARE IN ECONOMIC RECESSION TODAY? JUST LOOK AT THE QUALITY
    OF THE CREATURES THAT ARE BEING LIFTED UP WITHOUT MERITS TO GOVERN NIGERIA!
    A COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY MORAL STANDARD FOR JUDGING CAN NEVER RISE FROM DIRT.
    - Zebra Crossing
      
      If not for his corruption Raji Fashola could have been a good choice
      
      but stealing has spoilt everything and spoilt his chances for life – so sad.
      
      Raji Fashola must pray against a long jail sentence based on uncovered facts.
      - Esbee
        
        ….nonsense!….what qualifies for Raji Fashola for public office in the first place?…….
        ………You say someone is dishonest and say he could have been a good choice…..
        What sort of illogical talk is that?……How could a criminal have been a good choice?…
        …..Out of 180 million people in Nigeria, you can’t think of someone decent?…….
        This is what i have been saying…..Nigerians are addicted to the rule of thieves!….
        …Does Raji Fshola have knowledge? What knowledge does he have?…Tell us!
        ………Good countries are governed by men and women of knowledge, not by thieves……
        Who was Raji Fashola before dragged him from the streets, based on nepotism and Islam?
      - Gbenga K.
        
        WITHOUT BOLA TINUBU DRAGGING HIM IN, RAJI FASHOLA WOULD BE AN AREA BOY TODAY.
        
        RAJI FASHOLA WAS AN UNKNOWN NON-ENTITY WHO STOOD FOR NOTHING IN ALL HIS LIFE.
        
        HE HAD NO INFORMED OPINION ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS BEFORE BOLA TINUBU BROUGHT HIM.
      - GMB
        
        why sre some people dumb like this!.
Barnabas Umole

@Mercy_JAA:disqus

APC CANNOT REMAIN IN THE THE SAME SHAPE AND FORM…WITH ITS CONTRADICTIONS TILL NEXT YEAR,

because THERE IS NOTHING IN COMMON BETWEEN BOLA TINUBU, BOLA SARAKI, AND MUHAMADU BUHARI.
Spoken word

Thiefnubu is just a desprate clown
KBE

Yes o that is Mr Chairman talking. He has grown some balls and he is now talking tough. Tinubu beware Mr chairman is with the President if you talk nonsense again EF.CoCo.. dey wait. With this the stage is finally set for the show down. Carry go nothing do una.
KBE

Federal might vs regional might. Let’s go.
- Arabakpura
  
  If you want to plagiarize the former First Lady, do it correctly; it is called “Federal mighty”
- Wole P. Animashaun
  
  @disqus_GzuPNcXWMN:disqus
  
  Are you
  people serious at all? Did you expect Bola Tinubu to say: “Yes, Yemi
  Osinbajo – who was my commissioner – is better than me!” Look here guys,
  Bola Tinubu is in great pains but only that he is too ashamed to express it. Bola
  Tinubu went into APC alliance with only one aim, which is to become the Vice
  President and then rise on the back of olden Muhamadu Buhari to the post of
  president. APC was a personal ambition for Bola Tinubu. Forget all the nonsense
  talk about CHANGE or fighting for the masses. Bola Tinubu was in APC for the
  coin and for himself.
  
  But see
  now. He’s lost his Action Congress party forever; lost control over the APC
  South-West in consequence – as the recent Ondo state governorship primary
  election showed – and he now faces a coalition of Buhari appointees who can
  stand up with federal might to rival Bola Tinubu at any election in Yorubaland.
  
  Even the
  other day Bola Tinubu failed again to push Mr. Faleke through as Governor of
  Kogi state. The way things are going Bola Tinubu is the worst loser in the APC.
  The way I see it Bola Tinubu may not take the shame much longer. That is why
  he lashed out at John Oyegun and asked him to resign as APC Chairman. Till
  today John Oyegun has not resigned and Bola Tinubu can’t do anything about
  that. You can see how weak and useless Bola Tinubu may have become!
- Public Record
  
  ‘Bola Tinubu opposed my choice of Osinbajo as Vice President’.
  
  Muhammadu Buhari has revealed how the President chose Vice-President Yemi
  Osinbajo as his running mate for the 2015 presidential election despite the
  opposition of a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola
  Tinubu. The book, ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in
  Nigeria,’ written by Prof. John Paden, was presented at an elaborate
  event at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday.
  
  According to the book, the names of
  Tinubu; the then Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN); and
  Osinbajo, were forwarded to Buhari for him to pick a running mate shortly after
  the retired general emerged the party’s candidate at its convention in Lagos.
  The author claimed that Buhari chose Osinbajo above others despite enormous
  pressure from Tinubu to do otherwise. He, however, did not disclose who
  forwarded the list of the three nominees to Buhari.”
  
  ………..PUNCH NEWSPAPER
  
  (October 4th, 2016)
  - Kaycee
    
    @disqus_IU5znOohb5:disqus
    
    APC party is a coalition of illiterates. There’s no one in APC with knowledge, wisdom or understanding
    
    of public policy or development economics – not a single person. Bola Tinubu is their putative leader –
    
    a mentally dissolute fellow who told the public through newspaper essay that the solution to economic
    
    recession is for government to keep printing money. How can educated Nigerians expect anything
    
    other than economic recession from such uneducated mentality publicly expressed in ignorance?
    - Econometrist
      
      NIGERIA UNDER PRESIDENT BUHARI IS DONE FOR. ONCE NIGERIANS SURVIVE RECESSION
      NEXT MONTH THE NEXT PROBLEM WILL BE 200% DOUBLING OF EXTERNAL DEBT WITH
      HIGH INTEREST REPAYMENT AS U.S FEDERAL RESERVES GET SET TO INCREASE RATE
      OF DOLLAR BEFORE DECEMBER. THERE IS NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE
      MUHAMADU BUHARI HUSSLE TO BORROW 15 TO 20 BILLION DOLLARS BUT SORROW.
Yorubas are falling down

Chairman of APC United Front, a group in All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa, has described as laughable, calls by Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the National Chairman of APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, to resign as chairman of the party. Musa, in a statement, said: “The world has seen a more progressive party in APC under Oyegun’s dynamic leadership. Chief Oyegun is not under the influence of a powerful and sinister arm of government or individual. He will never thwart the will of the people.” The Yorubas are falling down falling down—–while the Fulanis attempt to move away from them Yorubas——————————–I laugh—-God Bless the Spirit of Awo-he warned them not to bow to the Fulanis but the mumu Yorubas via Tinubu would not hear—of it—–now Nko? Oyegun has been assured———nothing on earth would remove him from power——————-He was able to see the President—U Tinubu nko—the message is that u are a thief and he Buhari would not want to associate with rogues-like u
- Mufu Ola
  
  Because Igbos are already down & out of circulation you desperately want others to join you in your hole? No way. You’re getting stuffed all by yourself in that hole U’re in.
Otile

Alhaji Junaid ibn Oyegun’s days are numbered. First of all he does not appear to be a good Muslim man. Secondly he did not seek Ebola Tinubu’s approval before he announced his preferred candidate for APC. He does not realize that Islamic APC party is owned.
- vagabonds in power
  
  Oyegun has the support of the Fulani North–Aware the Fulanis have never liked the Yorubas—that is why Buhari met with Oyegun instead of Tinubu—————–That alone is enough to tell Tinubu that he is a Mr. nobody in APC—Very soon the Fulanis would move in with the Ibos–after killing their farmers and their women in the south east———–then play on their intelligence again–like little kids by issuing them with fake blood stained cheques——-and contracts————-Separation is the only way out————
B. Messi

APC came in through newspaper propaganda.
Now APC is going down through same.

Why are those myopic buffoons all quiet now?? Where are the tundemesses, wahalas, Kay soyemis, marias, amazing2012, julius, rommel etc??
When their lord Tinubu moved against Saraki and Dogara, they said the two men were kwaropt..ex PDP men.
Now the Northern-oligarchs APC block is going for Tinubu’s jugular, what will the e-zombies call it? ‘Kwaroption fighting back’ or what??
Ahahahaha! Please come out of your smelly holes you imps!
2019 is the prize. Winner takes it ALL!
REAL DRAMA AHEAD GUYS!
AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Nobody’sPuppet

Yorufools can now see their foolishness. Slaves of Hausa Fulanis. That’s why the country is a dead zoo. Where blind old fools lead the blind. Buhari used this brainless tribe to actualise his desire to become a Visionless president. They just built the party on propaganda for selfish reasons.

No wonder the zoo in comatose.
- GMB
  
  ….seems you need a psychiatric aid!
  - Nobody’sPuppet
    
    I will gladly refer you to a doctor in London here to commence treatment on your brain damage. Give your to Tinubu and OBJ. Old age has given those political fools dementia.
    - GMB
      
      Honestly you are in dire need of a psychiatric doctor
      - Nobody’sPuppet
        
        It’s your damn problem. Deal with it or hang your head
Abate Dokpu

Chairman Oyegun has again demonstrated his maturity and wisdom. Tinubu needs to learn to respect elders and understand that he does not own APC. Tinubu is one of the leaders of APC and he deserves the respect of the party but he should know that APC is not his sole proprietorship. He language was uncouth and condemnable and I hereby condemn his language in very strong terms.
- GMB
  
  good talk
suleiman

Let us watch the dram as it unfolds. Let us watch them self-destruct. A marriage of convenience can never last. CPC+ACN are two opposite poles and this why nothing good will happen in this country as long as this government is in power and the war of the titans continue. Nigeria is the losers. May God help us!
- princegab
  
  Spewing rubbish, lick your wound Mr. Wailer.
  - ???????????
    
    WHO WILL SAVE NIGERIA FROM IGNORANT MISRULE AND OFFICIAL THIEVES IN DISGUISE?
    
    WHO WILL SAVE NIGERIA FROM BUKOLA SARAKI, RAJI FASHOLA, BOLA TINUBU AND BUHARI?
    - princegab
      
      Pmb will save Nigeria from herself
princegab

Premium times has been invaded by wailers.
- Otile
  
  …And ass licking hailers too.
  - Mufu Ola
    
    And permanent losers also who always cry “marginalization”
    - Ugohmillenium
      
      @princegab:disqus
      
      My own idea is not the same thing you people are discussing here. I want to talk about the
      economic destruction of President Buhari. That is the thing worrying the whole country for now. This particular economic destruction is the real topic we have to face, not Bola Tinubu who is not holding any public office and cannot solve anything. We should face the real issue.
      
      People are committing suicide because of President Buhari’s economic destruction. A man has been lying down on the Owerri expressway for many days and waiting for any car to kill him. The newspapers in Nigeria have even published his photo. Lying down on the highway.
      
      I don’t know much about economics but I know that one way to solve this economic destruction is to stop the nonsense CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME campaign. It is too shameful. Chief Afe Babalola wrote letter yesterday to tell Lai Muhammed that the idea of the campaign was stolen from his own client who came to discuss it with Lai Muhammed.
      
      How can change begin with me when the Minister who is saying so has stolen another man’s intellectual property? It is better to cancel the campaign. It will save Nigeria a lot of shame if it is cancelled first thing tomorrow. Many people who want to steal money will have nothing to steal again from making T-shirts and radio jingles at billions of Naira.
      
      Even President Buhari’s speech at the launching was stolen from President Barack Obama too.
      Too much stealing has spoilt the CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME CAMPAIGN. Just cancel it right now.
      - Kammy
        
        OLD BOY, IT IS CALLED ECONOMIC RECESSION. WHICH ONE IS ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION?
      - princegab
        
        You are not even talking of the economy but about trifles. ” change begins with me ” and WAI, are absolutely trivialities. Lai knows it. The two odiotic campaignswere meant to shift blame to the followership but as always, it’s our leadership that is rotten.
      - Mufu Ola
        
        Are u serious with yourself? Why would a suicide seeker lie down on Owerri expressway ” for days” instead of going inside his room & hang himself? Fairy & meaningless tales.
going going Yoruba gone

Chairman of APC United Front, a group in All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa, has described as laughable, calls by Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the National Chairman of APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, to resign as chairman of the party. Musa, in a statement, said: “The world has seen a more progressive party in APC under Oyegun’s dynamic leadership. Chief Oyegun is not under the influence of a powerful and sinister arm of government or individual. He will never thwart the will of the people.” The Yorubas are falling down falling down—–while the Fulanis attempt to move away from them Yorubas——————————–I laugh—-God Bless the Spirit of Awo-he warned them not to bow to the Fulanis but the mumu Yorubas via Tinubu would not hear—of it—–now Nko? Oyegun has been assured———nothing on earth would remove him from power——————-He was able to see the President—U Tinubu nko—the message is that u are a thief and he Buhari would not want to associate with rogues-like u
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Cry baby thiefnubu over to you! Oyegun said you can’t remove him IB the pages of newspapers so call a meeting of the NEC and order them to remove Pa Oyegun if you have the power. Haaa Thiefnubu! How are the mighty fallen! Chai!