Former Minister of Information and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tony Momoh, on Monday, opposed calls for the removal of the party’s National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun.
He spoke against the backdrop of moves by some APC governors to oust the embattled National Chairman,
The governors reportedly asked Oyegun to resign when they met with President Muhammadu Buhari last week.
They accused Oyegun of taking recent events at the National Assembly lightly, despite the fact that what transpired were against party wishes.
But Momoh told Daily Independent that Oyegun had been fair and that was why both camps were accusing him of bias.
His words: “The governors are expressing their opinion on the matter which is an internal affair of the party.
“The governors, being the top in the party hierarchy can ask for redress in areas where they feel it is necessary
“Asking for the chairman to resign is one way to seek redress but the thing is, what impact will the chairman’s resignation have in resolving the crisis in the party? None.
“Looking at what is happening in the party, one major group is accusing the chairman of supporting the other group.
“The other group is also accusing him of supporting the first group.
“If both groups are accusing the chairman on same issue, then it means the chairman has been fair to all.” .
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