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Planners tip Oyegun for choice consular appointment
The former governor
of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole may be the next national chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
The Nation reports that the current chairman, Chief
John Odigie-Oyegun, is being considered for an ambassadorial position by the
presidency.
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| Oshiomhole, left, and Oyegun. |
Odigie-Oyegun’s tenure as chairman expires in 2018
but some top people in the presidency are pushing for a “choice ambassadorial
appointment for him”. This is to appreciate the role he played in the defeat of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 general elections.
A source said: “From the look of things, Oyegun
may get an ambassadorial posting which will make him to technically vacate
office. They said Oyegun deserves a befitting appointment for leading an
opposition party to defeat a ruling party.
“Some forces in the Presidency are looking forward
to Oshiomhole as a respectable figure who can fit into the big shoes of Oyegun."
However, some APC leaders want him to complete his
tenure in office instead of being “compensated.’
The source said his supporters are against the
nomination which they see as a plot to remove the APC national chairman. His
supporters see ambassadorial appointment for a politician as a “sort of exile”.
If he accepts the ambassadorial posting, Oshiomhole
will take over from him.
Some APC governors want Oshiomhole to take over the
position because of his antecedent as a labour leader.
Oshiomhole met President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors at the State House
in Abuja on Tuesday, January 3.
This was his first visit to the president since he
handed over to Godwin Obaseki in November. His visit fueled speculations that
he was being considered for a ministerial appointment.
However, Oshiomhole said he was just paying a courtesy visit to the president.
Recall that during Buhari’s two-day working visit to
Benin City on November 7, he said if Oshiomole was allowed to leave politics
shortly after his tenure as a state governor, it would result to wasting his energy.
He said: “It will be a pity to waste his energy
by him retiring. I hope there will be a higher assignment for him to do more
for the nation.”
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Source: Naij.com
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