National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun Friday admitted crisis in the party, stating that it will soon come to pass.
The chairman also defended the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on the statement he issued in his state, Kwara State after the emergence of the National Assembly leadership.
According to him, Mohammed’s statement on the outcome of the election of the National Assembly was the position of the party and not that of Mohammed, so he should not be vilified.
Oyegun, who issued a statement after the National Working Committee meeting of the party on the crisis bedeviling the party, said: “The party has reached out to all interested parties, and when the National Assembly resumes next week, Nigerians will see one harmonious, happy APC family.”
“We owe it to our party, our teeming members and supporters and
indeed all Nigerians who reposed so much confidence in us by voting us
into office to quickly put the unfortunate incidents of the recent
past behind us and forge ahead,” Chief Oyegun said in a statement he issued in Abuja on Friday.
On Lai Mohammed, Oyegun stated that the party’s National Publicity Secretary, who is being vilified in his home state of Kwara for signing the statement conveying the party’s reaction to the election of the National
Assembly leadership on June 9, he said: “Mohammed’s statement was issued with the knowledge and consent of the party, hence it would be wrong for anyone
to make him a sacrificial lamb for carrying out his party responsibilities.
“The party is aware that its National Publicity Secretary has been
grossly misunderstood by virtually everyone, especially in his state,
just because he carried out his duty by signing the said statement by
the party.
“At a personal risk and putting the party’s interest above his own, he issued that statement which reflected the position of the party at that particular time. The party is solidly behind him, and it will be
wrong for anyone to interpret the statement as representing his personal opinion”.
The chairman also defended the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on the statement he issued in his state, Kwara State after the emergence of the National Assembly leadership.
According to him, Mohammed’s statement on the outcome of the election of the National Assembly was the position of the party and not that of Mohammed, so he should not be vilified.
Oyegun, who issued a statement after the National Working Committee meeting of the party on the crisis bedeviling the party, said: “The party has reached out to all interested parties, and when the National Assembly resumes next week, Nigerians will see one harmonious, happy APC family.”
“We owe it to our party, our teeming members and supporters and
indeed all Nigerians who reposed so much confidence in us by voting us
into office to quickly put the unfortunate incidents of the recent
past behind us and forge ahead,” Chief Oyegun said in a statement he issued in Abuja on Friday.
On Lai Mohammed, Oyegun stated that the party’s National Publicity Secretary, who is being vilified in his home state of Kwara for signing the statement conveying the party’s reaction to the election of the National
Assembly leadership on June 9, he said: “Mohammed’s statement was issued with the knowledge and consent of the party, hence it would be wrong for anyone
to make him a sacrificial lamb for carrying out his party responsibilities.
“The party is aware that its National Publicity Secretary has been
grossly misunderstood by virtually everyone, especially in his state,
just because he carried out his duty by signing the said statement by
the party.
“At a personal risk and putting the party’s interest above his own, he issued that statement which reflected the position of the party at that particular time. The party is solidly behind him, and it will be
wrong for anyone to interpret the statement as representing his personal opinion”.
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