Also at the mass held at St Paul’s Catholic Church, Benin City was the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus.
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Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has described the pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, as an exceptional politician and a role model.
Governor Fayemi in a congratulatory message to Chief Odigie-Oyegun, described the former Edo State Governor as a thorough bred administrator who built an enviable public service record through sheer hard work, brilliance and integrity.,
The president’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said that Buhari congratulated Odigie-Oyegun on the milestone.
Secondus, in a statement issued by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, on Sunday in Abuja, described the former Edo governor, who turned 80 on Sunday, as one who had proved himself “a great leader guided by national interest in all that he does”.
Oshiomhole is the current national chairman of the party while Odigie-Oyegun is the former national chairman of the party.
Odigie-Oyegun gave the advice in a statement signed by his Public Affairs Adviser, Chief Ray Morphy, on Sunday in Abuja.
A former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Kalu, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the dispute between the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, and his predecessor, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.
Yekini Nabena, an All Progressives chieftain, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, as the party’s leader, to intervene in the hostilities between Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the party’s immediate past National chairman and Adams Oshiomole, its current national chairman.
In the preface to the 2015 Manifesto of the All Progressives Congress, its former National Chairman, John Odigie-Onyegun, had invited Nigerians to hold the party accountable if it failed to fulfil its campaign promises. Odigie-Oyegun said: “I invite you to read our manifesto and share our message with all those who genuinely care about Nigeria. All Nigerians must join hands to actualize what is contained in this manifesto and hold us to account if we fail to achieve them. For us, this manifesto is our social contract with Nigeria.”
Even in retirement, Chief Bisi Akande is still a stick of political dynamite at 80 years this week. He has achieved what no leader has in terms of organisational skills in the area of political administration
He made the statement on Friday in Ibadan during the 60th Anniversary lecture of Inner Circle of Friends, University of Ibadan at Trenchard Hall of the university.
The supporters made the allegation during a protest in support of Oshiomhole at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday.
Chief John Odigie Oyegun, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) must be having a good laugh wherever he is. If he is just finishing a meal, he can afford to pick his teeth and belch from the deepest part of his biological system, and even turn up his nose as he asks for a glass of water
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the immediate past National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on the occasion of his 79th birthday on August 12.
A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has denied reports that he lambasted his successor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over his handling of the crisis in the party.
Orbih, in a statement he personally signed, said the fallout of the “agbero” (motor park boy) and “Apes Obey” political mentality of Oshiomhole, was already impacting negatively on the APC as expected.
Odigie-Oyegun made the call while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the delegates are expected to elect new officers into the APC National Working Committee whose tenure expires on June 25.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that while politicians and some state delegates continued to troop into the party’s secretariat on Friday, petty traders took advantage of the crowd to display their wares.