The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said that he is not aware of any threat to his position.
Odigie-Oyegun spoke with State House correspondents on Tuesday evening at the end of a meeting President Muhammadu Buhari had with the leaders of the APC at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He was asked to react to the reports making the round that his position was being threatened.
“I am not aware that my office is under threat. I led the party to the State House. It (the report) amazes me, occasionally it annoys me. That is one of the things you have to endure when you are in a position like mine,” he said.
The former Edo State Governor said the party leaders discussed all the challenges that have occurred since the elections and decided on the way forward during the meeting.
He said, “It was a very serious meeting that discussed serious issues that have to do with the progress of the party.
“Basically, we are expecting the budget to be out, and once that is done, implementation of our policies will start.
“That is what we will use to deliver on our promises to the people. So we are waiting.”
On the disagreement among members of the party in some states, the party chairman said there was nothing strange about it.
“Skirmishes among party members are normal. We have set up a committee that is looking into all those issues and will resolve those issues,” he said.
He also said it was wrong to say that the present administration had spent one year when its first budget is the 2016 Budget.
He also said the monies recovered from looters would be deposited into the nation’s account.
“We don’t just recover money and spend it. When we recover money, it will go into revenue, it will be deployed appropriately with the normal legislative approach.
“Don’t say one year into the present administration, count this year because this is the year we are presenting our budget and implementation will start,” he explained.
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