National Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has declared that the
health of President Muhammadu Buhari is of utmost importance to the party now.
The party chairman spoke in Abuja
while addressing the media on the midterm scorecard of the APC-led
administration.
Oyegun, however, said the issue
of the candidacy of the party in the 2019 presidential election was not a
priority now but Buhari’s good health.
“Why build bridges if there is no river to cross? Why don’t you wait until you come across a river then you build a bridge. With all due respect, for what it stands for, what is critical today is that our prayer is our good Lord will restore the president to robust, good health; that is the first thing.
“But the prime thing that he will be considering today isn’t to think of 2019. It is to have his health fully restored and I am sure he will give anything just to have his health restored. Let’s terminate it at that point; when 2019 comes we will deal with the issues that arise.”
On the alleged frosty
relationship between the presidency and the party leadership, Oyegun denied
alienating himself from the seat of power, but said he was always in good
communication with Buhari.
His words: “I have done a lot of things with the president in the past. I have known him from the civil service days; I have known him from the military head of state days.
“I was one of his close aides. So let them enjoy themselves and pose for photograph. That isn’t the issue. The issue is that we communicate and the relationship is cordial.”
Oyegun described Buhari as a man
who does not like to be in the crowd and one who has resolved not to dip his
hands into public treasury to fund party activities.
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