Protesting youths demand Oyegun’s removal as APC chairman

-Protesters demand John Oyegun be removed as the ruling party’s national chairman.

-The group faulted Oyegun’s inability to hold statutory meetings and well as make the party’s financial activities public as reasons behind their call.

Infighting in APC as plot to remove Oyegun as national chairman takes another twist.

Some aggrieved individuals on the platform of Save APC and Democracy Youth Vanguard have staged a protest, calling for the immediate removal of Chief John Oyegun, as the national chairman of the All Progressives Party (APC).

The protesters, who stormed the headquarters of the ruling party on Monday, displayed various placards with some of the inscriptions reading: ‘Remove Oyegun now’, ‘Stop violating party constitution’, ‘Audit APC account now’ among others.

Speaking with journalists on Monday, Peter Oyewole, leader of the group, said if Oyegun is not removed, he would continue to “rubbish” the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Oyewole also described the level of corruption and imposition going on under Oyegun as “alarming”.

“Since 2015, the budget of APC has not been made public. Since 2015, the ruling party has not held crucial meetings. These are enough reasons to remove the national chairman. We demand the removal of Oyegun now.

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“We are also saying enough this enough to imposition of candidates at all level by Oyegun-led NWC. The imposition in APC today is a mockery of the anti-corruption war of president Buhari.

“If Oyegun is not removed he will continue to rubbish the efforts of the president, especially in fighting corruption because you can not give what you don’t have.

“If Oyegun is not removed within the next one month, the APC youths will picket this national secretariat and make a no-go-area for everybody.”

Recall, the APC recently shifted its national convention till next year but promised to proceed with its national executive meeting and national caucus meeting as planned.