South-East Committed Political Blunder During the Elections - APC Chairman, Oyegun

Posted by George on Thu 19th Nov, 2015 - tori.ng

APC national party leader, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has tongue-lashed the Igbos for throwing away their votes during the general elections as they opted for the PDP.

Chief John Odigie-Oyegun

Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said the South East geopolitical zone committed political blunder in the 2015 general elections by putting all their eggs in one single basket. He said that act has denied them the opportunity to be part of the power equation in the country, according to Sun News.

Speaking when the Tony Nwoye-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stormed the headquarters of the ruling party in Abuja yesterday to register their intent to defect to APC, the party boss said the South East cried more than the bereaved over the outcome of the 2015 presidential election.

He, however, commended them for the initiative to be part of forces, which determine the trajectory of the country.

His words: “I welcome you to the headquarters of the APC and I want to emphasise that we are glad that you have come. However, I want to make it clear that we are not attempting to build a one party nation; far from it.

“We gladly embrace people like you because of the enormity of the task facing this nation and the job of turning it away from the unfortunate many years of indescribable bad government by those people that misguided the trajectory of this nation.

“I am sure you did not come to join APC because it is now the ruling party but because there is work to be done. You people came from the area we consider as an important sector of this nation. I have close affinity with the Igbo and I know the capabilities they have.

He ended his speech with a jab at the leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, by claiming the party is dead and that the leaders should be encouraged to defect.