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There are strong indications that the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is still very much in the race to contest the exalted ruling party position.
While Oyegun’s opposition have speculated that the he has backed out of the party national chairmanship race, a source very close to the incumbent chairman disclosed to TheNewsGuru.com under condition of anonymity that there was no time that he [Odigie-Oyegun] said he is no longer interested in contesting for the coveted position.
When asked if Oyegun has thrown in the towel, our source said the reports in the media that Oyegun backed out was planted by his critics who where doing everything to force words out of his mouth.
Oyegun according to our source doesn’t have the money to throw around like those waging political wars against him.
Recall that the problem started for Oyegun when the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu kicked against the extension of officials of the party’s National Working Committee.
A follow up to Tinbu’s declaration was the secondment by President Muhammadu Buhari .
The President who was part of the meeting where the final decision to extend the tenure of NEC and NWC was taken, made a volte-face. He said the decision was illegal and a national convention necessary. Tinubu won! Just round one.
Notwithstanding, the former military dictator-turned democrat seems to have learned the ways of politics – he added a caveat that the present executives, including the National Chairman, Oyegun, must be given a waiver to re-contest. That did not go down well with the National Leader, who preferred an outright sack, or ease out of power treatment for his erstwhile comrade, Oyegun. But to prevent Oyegun and members of NEC and NWC from seeking re-election would amount to a violation of their constitutional right.
As it stands, the battle to seize the control of the heart of the party is still on, and for as long as Oyegun has not given up on the bid to re-contest the national chairmanship position, the recent triumph of the Jagaban’s camp[Tinubu] is a pyrrhic victory.