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Oyegun hails Osinbajo, says the APC is lucky to have him

– The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun has spoken on President Muhammadu Buhari’s absence

– Oyegun declared that the absence of Buhari will not affect the business of governance in Nigeria

– He said the APC is lucky to have Osinbajo as the president’s second in command

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun has declared that the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari will not affect the business of governance in Nigeria.

We are lucky to have Osinbajo - John Oyegun

Mr President’s absence will not affect governance- John Oyegun

Oyegun stated this while on leading a delegation of APC chieftians to Anambra state on a condolence visit to Okwuosa family in Oraifite on Saturday, February 25.

He described Acting President Yemi Osinbajo as very cerebral, adding that Nigerians are lucky to have him at the helm of affairs.

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Oyegun also expressed optimism that Nigeria will be stable and the polity won’t be overheated despite the absence of President Buhari.

According to him, President Buhari had already built a firm foundation for national leadership and everything was still in perfect shape for the good of the entire nation.

His words: “Well the president is there, he may not be physically with us right now. The nation is on course, no question about that because we are lucky. We have a very cerebral acting president and vice president.

“We have a man who believes strongly in what the president stands for and what the party stands for and we have an administration that is strong, firm on the ground and very much in charge.

“The temporary absence of Mr President does not affect the conduct of government business.

“Of course we will like to have him here, of course we will love to have him in good shape, strong, as the leader of the team, but we thank God he has built a very strong and firm foundation of national leadership, we miss him but business is going on.”

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