{"id":14017,"date":"2019-08-11T17:05:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T17:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=14017"},"modified":"2019-08-11T17:05:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T17:05:27","slug":"buhari-sends-message-to-ex-apc-chairman-oyegun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/buhari-sends-message-to-ex-apc-chairman-oyegun","title":{"rendered":"Buhari sends message to ex-APC chairman, Oyegun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has joined members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in congratulating Chief John Odigie Oyegun on his 80th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>He described him as true example of a patriot and democrat.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, Buhari congratulateed Oyegun on the milestone, which he noted, has been highlighted with memories of great achievements \u201clike turning a Permanent Secretary at the age of 30, winning a gubernatorial election in early 50s, and providing visionary leadership to unseat an incumbent government for the first time in Nigeria\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The President affirmed that the former chairman of All Nigeria\u2019s Peoples Party (ANPP) and APC set a standard for consistency, honesty and integrity in Nigeria\u2019s politics as he championed building of strong democratic institutions, and promoted the virtue of looking beyond elections and positions to growing and unifying the nation for posterity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an active participant in Nigeria\u2019s political development and governance for many years, President Buhari believes Chief Oyegun\u2019s depth of wisdom, maturity, tolerance and penchant for always putting the interest of the nation above self should serve as a lesson to both old and younger political actors, that the greatest investment for building a nation is personal sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President rejoices with family members, friends and associates of the former governor of Edo State as he turns an octogenarian, praying that God will give him good health and strength to keep serving the nation and humanity\u201d, the statement added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has joined members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in congratulating Chief John Odigie Oyegun on his 80th birthday. 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