The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC,
Chief John Oyegun has said he refused several external efforts to make
him interfere in the just concluded presidential election of the party
in Lagos.
Speaking yesterday during the presentation of the report of the national convention committee which was chaired by the immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Oyegun said they tried to persuade him to call the aspirants together and arm twist them into stepping down for each other but he said no.
According to the national chairman, his belief that the best aspirant
would emerge as the presidential candidate of the party through a transparent process paid off, Vanguard reports.
“So many efforts were made to get me to call the aspirants together and arm twist them into stepping down for each other and I resisted it and said, no, we are going to organise a transparent convention so that whoever win will have no excuse in the world.
“I entrusted that mission to you and your team. You have organised what will go into history in this nation, in our political space and beyond as clearly the freest and fairest presidential primary that has ever been witnessed in this nation. On behalf of the party, I congratulate you for what you have done for the party which is incalculable.
“I am not at all surprised at the very outstanding job that you and your team have accomplished,” he said.
He added that the success of the convention has moved the party forward, saying: “We are proponent of change and it was necessary that one of our major activity should convey to the world what we mean by change.”
The National convention of the APC which has been described as well-organised took place at the Teslim Balogun stadium, Surulere, Lagos on December 10 2014.
Muhammadu Buhari garnered a total votes of 3,430 to clinch the presidential ticket of the APC, beating four other contestants; Rabiu Kwankwaso, Atiku Abubakar, Rochas Okorocha and Sam Nda-Isaiah.
Speaking yesterday during the presentation of the report of the national convention committee which was chaired by the immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Oyegun said they tried to persuade him to call the aspirants together and arm twist them into stepping down for each other but he said no.
According to the national chairman, his belief that the best aspirant
would emerge as the presidential candidate of the party through a transparent process paid off, Vanguard reports.
“So many efforts were made to get me to call the aspirants together and arm twist them into stepping down for each other and I resisted it and said, no, we are going to organise a transparent convention so that whoever win will have no excuse in the world.
“I entrusted that mission to you and your team. You have organised what will go into history in this nation, in our political space and beyond as clearly the freest and fairest presidential primary that has ever been witnessed in this nation. On behalf of the party, I congratulate you for what you have done for the party which is incalculable.
“I am not at all surprised at the very outstanding job that you and your team have accomplished,” he said.
He added that the success of the convention has moved the party forward, saying: “We are proponent of change and it was necessary that one of our major activity should convey to the world what we mean by change.”
The National convention of the APC which has been described as well-organised took place at the Teslim Balogun stadium, Surulere, Lagos on December 10 2014.
Muhammadu Buhari garnered a total votes of 3,430 to clinch the presidential ticket of the APC, beating four other contestants; Rabiu Kwankwaso, Atiku Abubakar, Rochas Okorocha and Sam Nda-Isaiah.
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