Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC)
Oyegun received his ADC membership card on Tuesday in Benin City, Edo State, from the party’s state chairman, Kennedy Odion.
At the presentation, Odion praised his political pedigree, noting that Oyegun played a key role in building coalitions in the past — most notably the one that birthed the APC in 2013 and led to the defeat of then-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
“He has put together what is called a coalition before, and he succeeded,” Odion said. “In mathematics, once you understand the formula, the answer is in view. So doing it again is not a difficult task.”
He added that Oyegun is now set to play a similar role within the ADC as chairman of the implementation committee that identified the party as the best platform to lead a new coalition.
Speaking on his decision, Oyegun said the move to join the ADC came after thorough consultation with several parties.
“We talked to a lot of parties, about seven of them — up till the very last minute,” he revealed. “We made a report and we said ADC. Some said, ‘No, no, no, you must still talk to this, you must still talk to that.’ So, we delayed the decision for another fortnight.”
He continued, “At the end of our meeting, we still came back. I said, ‘Yes, what you asked us to do, we have done. We have talked to the others, but we have not seen a party as dedicated as the ADC.’”
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