By Wale Odunsi
All
Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun, has reacted to the call for his resignation by National Leader
of his party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Speaking to
State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari
yesterday, Odigie-Oyegun said that he cannot be removed from office on the
pages of newspapers.
Odigie-Oyegun’s
visit to the President was over differences with Tinubu on the conduct of the
Ondo State governorship primary of the party won by Chief Rotimi Akeredolu.
Tinubu (left) in handshake with Oyegun at a recent public function in Abuja. NAN Photo |
The two met for
the first time on Monday at the launch of a book on President Buhari.
Asked to speak
on the content of the letter, Odigie-Oyegun said the procedure for removing a
chairman was provided in the party’s constitution, adding that the National
Executive Committee, NEC, would meet at the appropriate time.
He said: “There
is no rift with Asiwaju. We have a difference of opinion, difference of
perception and I think that is normal. Yes, I agree that the nature of the
statement was a bit harsh.
“The methods 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. It
is proper for them to meet and they will all meet at the appropriate time.”
On whether the
handshake was a sign of true reconciliation, the chairman said:
“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
a difference of opinion. 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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Source: Daily Post
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