Breaking: APC gives Oyegun, others tenure extension

- John Odigie-Oyegun's tenure as national chairman of the APC has been extended

- Other elected and appointed party officials were also given tenure extension

- The extension was approved by the National Executive Committee of the party

The National Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress has approved a one year tenure extension for the party chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, and all other elected and appointed party officials, Punch reports.

Legit.ng noted that there has been an internal crisis in the ruling APC which led to the president setting up a reconciliation committee headed by a chieftain of the party, Ahmed Tinubu.

Tinubu had written a letter of complaint to Odigie-Oyegun which he copied to President Buhari. In the letter, he accused the party chairman of sabotaging his reconciliation efforts in the party.

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The letter also copied Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate president Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives speaker Yakubu Dogara.

The APC chairman, on Friday, February 23, met with President Muhammadu Buhari, barely 24 hours after being accused of sabotaging reconciliation efforts in the party.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that 20 governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress passed a vote of confidence on the national chairman of the party, Odigie-Oyegun.

The governors reportedly endorsed the party chairman, at a meeting. They also urged the party’s national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to reconcile his differences with Odigie-Oyegun.

Oyegun's vote of confidence comes a week after Tinubu had accused him of undermining the ongoing reconciliation process in the APC.

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Source: Legit.ng