Senate crisis : Oyegun’ s fate shaky as APC
caucus meets
 June 29 , 2015
 Written by Bello Imam
Akande laments effect of disagreement on party ’ s unity
Chief John Odigie - Oyegun ’ s political future is hanging in the
balance .
TheAll Progressives Congress ( APC ) chairman should step
down , some forces within the party are pushing, ahead
of tomorrow ’ s meeting of the National Caucus Committee .
Odigie - Oyegun’ s offence , sources said at the weekend , is his
perceived failure to nip in the bud the National Assembly
crisis that has shaken the party so much .
Most of the APC governors, some members of the National
Working Committee ( NWC ) and party elders are unhappy that
Odigie - Oyegun allowed the “ crisis to fester ” .
They alleged that his “slow pace ” attitude emboldened Senate
President Bukola Saraki and House Speaker Yakubu Dogara
to “negotiate ” with Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP )
members .
The delay in sending the list of APC nominees for principal
offices in the Senate and the House of Representatives has
fuelled the anger against Odigie - Oyegun.
Party leaders are divided on whether to retain Odigie - Oyegun
or dump him .
A source , who briefed some reporters in Abuja on the
situation in the party and the backlash of the crisis in the
National Assembly , said there was apprehension in APC that
if the chairman remained in office , it might collapse .
The source cited two instances where Odigie - Oyegun failed to
be “ decisive ” on the choice of principal officers in the
National Assembly .
The source alleged that the chairman was virtually forced to
hold the mock elections that elected Senator Ahmed Lawan
and Hon . Femi Gbajabiamila as the party ’ s choices for Senate
President and House Speaker .
It also took the intervention of the APC governors before he
could send the list of party nominees for some principal posts
to Saraki and Dogara.
The source added : “ There is much anger in the party against
Oyegun . Many leaders have accused him of being indecisive
or afraid to take the right decision .
“ It is as if the man has no backbone or self - respect. When he
should move, he sits down . When he should talk , he is mute .
When he should make a decision , he sleeps and after finally
making a decision , he takes days to implement something
that could be done in minutes .
“ After Saraki and Dogara rebelled by aligning with PDP
National Assembly members , Oyegun remained strangely
mum and unmoved to the harm being done to his and the
party ’ s authority. ‘ He took the rebuff too lightly and quickly
as if he almost welcomed it . ’
“ It was only after APC governors intervened and applied heavy
pressure that he wrote a letter to the Senate President and
House Speaker naming the party ’ s choices for majority leader
and the other posts .
“ Even then , the letter was half - hearted, oddly brief and
strangely passive in tone . It was as if he wrote it under
compulsion because he had been boxed into a corner by the
governors and not by conviction. Once again , Saraki and
Dogara rebuffed him and once again Oyegun took the insult as
if he asked for it . ”
Also , a member of NEC said : “ What happened in the National
Assembly was a pure case of failure of leadership by the
National Chairman .
“ Certainly , his lapse is one of the major issues we will discuss
at the National Caucus meeting in Abuja and later at our NEC
session .
“ We are all disappointed and feel betrayed by Oyegun because
he refused to take action at the right time even when
President Muhammadu Buhari said he would leave the party
to resolve the logjam in the National Assembly . ”
Analysing the APC and the National Assembly crisis in an
article published on page 3 of this newspaper , former Interim
National Chairman of the party , Chief Bisi Akande , warned of
the danger ahead for the party if nothing urgent is done to
remedy the crisis arising from the election of Saraki and
House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara.
He said : “Now that the whole conspiracy has blown open , it is
doubtful if the present institutions of party leadership can
muster the required capacity to arrest the drift .
“ It is my opinion that President Buhari , and the APC governors
should now see APC as a recking platform that may not be
strong enough again to carry them to political victory in 2019
and they should quickly begin a joint damage control effort to
reconstruct the party in its claim to bring about the promised
change before the party ’ s shortcomings begin to aggravate
the challenges of governance in their hands . ”
The former Osun State Governor added : “Before the party
knew it , the process had been hijacked by polluted interests
who saw the inordinate contests as a loop - hole for stifling
APC governments ’ efforts in its desire to fight corruption.
“ Most Northern elites , the Nigerian oil subsidy barons and
other business cartels who never liked Buhari ’ s anti -
corruption political stance are quickly backing- up the
rebellion against APC with strong support .
“ While other position seekers are waiting in the wings until
Buhari ’ s ministers are announced , a large section of the
South - West see the rebellion as a conspiracy of the North
against the Yoruba. ”
Odigie - Oyegun himself has said that he cannot be stampeded
out of office , saying efforts will be made to resolve all issues .
The party ’ s state chairmen also last week after a meeting in
Abuja , expressed support for the party chairman.
In a communique signed by Chairman of the Kano chapter
Alhaji Umar Haruna Mohammed , the party chiefs expressed
concern over the crises rocking the party over the emergence
of the leadership of the National Assembly .
“ As state party chairmen and direct grassroots leaders , we
are all concerned about the development and therefore re -
affirm our belief and loyalty to our party , the APC , its
supremacy as contained in the party ’ s constitution and the
decision of its leadership .
“ We are also not happy with recent development in the
National Assembly , especially the lower chamber , and call on
the party leadership to put in place proper machineries to
checkmate further occurrences.
“ We also call on the party leaders to use the long break with
the view of resolving the matter so that the much needed
change will be seen and enjoyed by everybody . ”

thenationonlineng.net/new/senate-crisis-oyeguns-fate-shaky-as-apc-caucus-meets/

While other position seekers are waiting in the wings until
Buhari ’ s ministers are announced , a large section of the
South - West see the rebellion as a conspiracy of the North
against the Yoruba. ” Bisi Akande http://thenationonlineng.net/new/senate-crisis-oyeguns-fate-shaky-as-apc-caucus-meets/

Lalasticala and Ishilove Front Page.

This is getting serious with a National leader openly playing the ethnic card, this is getting messier by the day.

i only hope this ends well.

APC is disgracing Nigeria in the Intl community with their fighting which was done in the national assembly.
How can foreign investors come in with this kind of polarisation in the government

The Oyegun man seems to be a dummy. The fact that he has got no political relevance in his territory speaks ill of him.

I can't see how any of the APC victories can be attributed to his physical and mental activities.

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Una never see anything

But everyone saw this coming even before the elections.

Next pls

I detest lamentation by Akande. All APC did was to wrestle the Presidency away from PDP after which their true colour manifested.

In their own interest, the leaders should work together and sweep out people that are working against party's interest without violating the rights of the masses that voted them into power. Besides, their logo is broom, they'd better use it to sweep their house clean or Nigerians would help them in 2019.

A house divided against itself won't stand and if this lingers, Doyin Okupe's prediction might surely come to pass.

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Change will come when Hausas betray those Yoruba dullards in APC

Tolexander:
The Oyegun man seems to be a dummy. The fact that he has got no political relevance in his territory speaks ill of him.

I can't see how any of the APC victories can be attributed to his physical and mental activities.

well dont blame him. This is about the north trying to totally dominate the south west. He was just a pawn caught in the web

Dogo Yaro Party.
In other news it was reported that the Daura President has started his anti-corruption war and he intends to recover looted funds in abroad and his fellow cows were rejoicing.
I can't help but laugh at their foolishness.
Am giving you cows 3Months no money will be recovered.
You can't recover what you didn't lose.
More than 5 ex-governors with one case or the order with EFCC tell me how many has been convicted?
#let_Me_Check_My_Chicken_Pepper_Soup.

I don't like this.

Let de war begin *sipping ma oyoyo with ngbadume*

tawa89:
Lalasticala and Ishilove Front Page.

Na Nokia touch light you take make this post?

Bisi Akande is certainly a man with guts.

Well, we told them continually that they are all strange bed fellows, they called us TANoids. APC only rode on the popularity of Fashola's work in Lagos to term themselves progressives, apart from Fasola point to any other governor under ACN or CPC or the defected PDP governors who did any good works. Most of them are on the list of governors owing salaries even before the election. They say if someone offers you a piece of clothing, you first check the one he has on himself. Nigerians never checked the works of those people calling themselves progressive, they were hell bent on sending zGEJ away. Tinubu took advantage so his progressive propaganda hypes met with a failed presidential aspirants with his baggage of almajiris who only wanted power moved back to the North. They formed a party and quickly tapped into the political atmosphere to ride to a controversial victory. What This mindless Nigerians voted for was a keg of gun powder which is gradually exploding. Chief Akande should speak for himself, they were the ones outsmarted not a section of southwest. I am from the south west and I dont feel short changed as I have never hidden my disdain for APC.

ECOTERRORS:
This is getting serious with a National leader openly playing the ethnic card, this is getting messier by the day.

Nigeria have no national leaders.
Nigeria is a not a nation.

Hmmmmmm! South east and south south hates them, so they say and shout. Now north hates them, so they also say and shout.

They should just look at themselves very well and see why every region is scared of them. I can't believe that so soon, they will be shouting northerners are conspiring against them. It's still early morning.

I guess they are in dilemma of what position to take in 2019 after betraying their fellow southern brothers, the south south and south east. 2019 would be interesting because I know the south south and south east will want to pay them back in their own coin by voting a northerner as president as they are doing now in the national assembly.

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How's that MY business?

Good morning, noblezone! Hope you had a great weekend?

This is Chanji from drug barons (tinubu) and terrorist (Buhari)

Good morning Poor yoruba

Yorubas know how to won ther figth before its begin,let's wait till the oficial announcement of the ministerial list its then yoruba can have prove of this alegation, we should not accuse nothenerners of been conspiracy or not fear to us.I love one Nigeria

This Chief cannot afford to be blaming the Northerners now if truly Chief Bisi Akande is a good student of History. Yorubas collabo with Hausa-Fulanis in the politicosphere of Nigeria always backfire leaving Yorubas shortchanged ......Afonja/Gere Alimi>Chief S.L Akintola/Ahmadu Bello>M.K.O Abiola/Murtala Mohammed, IBB & Abacha> and now Tinubu/Buhari are clear evidences but will Yorubas ever learn from HISTORY? Conspiracy ko, confraternity ni Nonsense

adedejihollas:
Yorubas know how to won ther figth before its begin,let's wait till the oficial announcement of the ministerial list its then yoruba can have prove of this alegation, we should not accuse nothenerners of been conspiracy or not fear to us.I love one Nigeria

by then it would be too late to fight. Any opposition at that point will be termed, disturbing PMB's agenda to change Nigeria.

Childish tantrums everywhere, these people should start governing and spare us their unproductive wrangling. When things don't go their way they weep up tribal sentiment, thank God there is no more GEJ to blame for their inadequacies

Too early to complain.