Some All Progressives Congress
(APC) youths in Ekiti State, under the aegis of Ekiti APC Youths Congress
(EAYC) have told the Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Chief Segun Oni to return the over N500 million he received from former
President, Goodluck Jonathan to fund his rerun governorship
election in 2009
before accusing anyone of corruption, saying it was the peak of political
hypocrisy and immorality for someone like Segun Oni, who benefited from
corruption and injustice to speak against corruption.
The youths, who also advised Oni
to resign from his position as the APC Deputy National Chairman if he was
serious about his governorship ambition said it was politically immoral for him (Oni) to be in office as a
member of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) and at the same time be
parading himself as a governorship aspirant.
Reacting to Oni’s comment that
Jonathan should apologize to Nigerians for his running a corrupt government,
the APC youths said in a press statement issued on Monday, and jointly signed
by Mr Tope Ogunkuade and Comrade Tunji Adeleye, Convener and Secretary
respectively, that it was on record that Jonathan was the Chairman of
Presidential Committee on Segun Oni’s rerun election in 2009 and he got over
N500 million through the former President, who was the Vice President then.
The statement reads; “Our
attention has been drawn to comment made by Chief Segun Oni, asking former
President Goodluck Jonathan to rather apologise to Nigerians for failing to
fight corruption while in office and we wish to state expressly that he (Oni)
does not have moral rights to make such comment.
“In 2009, this same Jonathan, who
was the Vice President led Segun Oni’s rerun governorship election campaign and
provided over N500
million for the election, which was eventually rigged for Oni and his PDP.
million for the election, which was eventually rigged for Oni and his PDP.
“Someone provided funds for your
election, made sure the election wasrigged in your favour and you enjoyed
proceed of that corruption, yet, you are now accusing the same person of
corruption? That is the height of hypocrisy and we the youths of the APC won’t
condone such display of hypocrisy in our party.
“Oni will therefore have to first
return the campaign fund he received from Jonathan before accusing anyone of
corruption.
“Also, it is on record that Oni
came third in the PDP primary before he was placed above the aspirants that
came first and second. If he (Oni) has moral and integrity as being presented,
why did he accept to benefit from injustice done to others? Why did he accept
to be number one from number three?
“Most importantly, how can Oni be
in office as a member of our party’s NWC and still be parading himself as
governorship aspirant? If he has integrity, shouldn’t he have resigned as APC
Deputy National Chairman before declaring his intention to vie for the party’s
guber ticket?
“Oni should know that the fact
that he got the position of Deputy National Chairman, which should have gone to
our foremost leader, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, do not place him at any better
position than other decampees in the party and the earlier he brings himself
back to the fantasy land to the reality that this is APC and not PDP where
number three can become number one overnight, the better for him.”
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