The Chairman, Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) Rev Tunde Adeleye, has taken a swipe on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun over a comment he made recently that the people of the South East have no “moral standing” to make case for their marginalization as long as they remained outside the fold of the APC.
Rev Adeleye answering questions from newsmen in Calabar said, “ the National Chairman of APC’s comment was unfortunate. Odigie-Oyegun said last week that if you don’t want marginalization, join APC, I did not only see it in newspapers, but also heard him on television.
“People are complaining of marginalization and somebody is saying if you don’t want marginalization join APC, that statement is unfortunate. That’s a man I respected and loved but regretted that he made such statement.
“When he was contesting for governorship race in Edo State, that’s my state, he had no friend, only the people were his friends, he was a retired Permanent Secretary, no friend, nothing, and on television, he opened his cap and said his grey hairs were for wisdom and experience. But that statement was less expected of him, the statement that APC is all and all is unfortunate,
“Those who had involved in corruptions found solace in APC, the moment you join APC you are covered, is that democracy, I don’t know what kind of statement that was. If all of us join APC today, we are finished,” he stated.
On restructuring he said, restructure has to do with the problems of governance which will reduce marginalization, neglect, oppression and cheating of a particular area. “This will pave way for devolution of power in Nigeria whereby powers will be shared among Federal, State and Local Government.”
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