APC demands ₦150m debts settlement from Odigie-Oyegun

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has asked a former national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, to immediately settle outstanding debts allegedly owed to the party, estimated at over ₦150 million.

The party said the liabilities stemmed from loans and accumulated membership dues over several years when Odigie-Oyegun was a registered member of the APC.

In a statement signed by the Edo State APC Chairman, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, the party said the demand followed what it described as Odigie-Oyegun’s failure to respond to repeated official requests for repayment.

“The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State wishes to inform the general public that, as a law-abiding and people-centred political organisation, we have formally demanded the settlement of debts owed by the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun,” the statement read.

Tenebe said the debts included loans allegedly advanced to Odigie-Oyegun during his tenure as national chairman of the APC, as well as unpaid membership dues accrued throughout his period in the party.

“Our records also reveal outstanding membership dues which the ADC national leader refused to pay into the party’s coffers during his entire stay in the APC,” he added.

According to the APC chairman, the public demand became necessary due to what he described as Odigie-Oyegun’s continued refusal to honour his financial obligations to the party.

“This open demand has become inevitable following the outright refusal of Chief Oyegun to settle his commitments to the APC, the party that gave him the platform to rise politically,” Tenebe said.

However, reacting to the allegations, Odigie-Oyegun dismissed the claims as baseless, describing them as a sign of panic within the ruling APC.

The National Leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) said the allegations were driven by growing unease within the APC over the emergence of the ADC as a formidable political force.

“People will have a good laugh at that. All I can say is that, negative as what they are doing, it finally shows that they now know they have problems with the advent of the ADC,” he said.

He accused the APC of responding to the rise of the ADC with hostility rather than engaging in constructive political competition.

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