Buhari & Oyegun at Aso Villa on Tuesday
The national chairman of the All progressives Congress (APC), John
Oyegun, who in recent times, has made major headlines over his alleged
rift with the party's national leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has
reiterated that he has no problems or misunderstanding with the former
Lagos State governor.
Few hours ago, the APC chairman met with President Muhammadu Buhari
at the Aso Rock villa, Abuja, and when Oyegun was asked to comment on
his rift with Tinubu and whether he would heed his demand to step down
from office, he said;
“There is no rift with Asiwaju; we [only] have difference of
opinion, difference of perception, and I think that is normal,” Oyegun
answered.
“Yes, I agree that the nature of the statement was a bit harsh.
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.”
Bola Tinubu & John Oyegun shaking hands at the launch of Buhari's new book in Abuja on Monday
According to TheCable News, when asked why the national executive committee had not met to deliberate on the issues, he said: “It is proper for them to meet and they will all meet at the appropriate time.”
When asked if he was behind the youth protest at the APC
headquarters against the alleged highhandedness of Tinubu, he denied the
allegation saying: “God forbid. Anybody who knows me knows that this 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.”
This was report on Monday, when the two leaders were pictured smiling at each other when they
attended the launch of a book in honour of Buhari, and Oyegun expressed
shock that state house correspondents were taken aback by the sight.
“Do they know how far back our association goes? Do they know that we were in the trenches together in the NADECO days?” he queried.
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