Edo State Former Governor, John Oyegun Emerges APC Chairman

John Odigie Oyegun, the former Governor of Edo State has emerged the first National Chairman of All Progressives Congress APC, in Nigeria. John Odigie Oyegun, National Chairman of All Progressives Congress APC Oyegun, who was the Executive Governor of Edo State between 1992 and 1993, during the aborted Nigerian Third Republic, was born on August 12, 1939, in Warri, Delta State. Meanwhile, Oyegun's, succession of ex-Governor Bisi Akande, followed intense negotiations and horse trading among various contending forces in the party as Oyegun's candidature was promoted by a national leader of the party and former Governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu. He attended St. Patrick's College, Asaba, and then went to the University of Ibadan where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Economics. He has served in various capacities as a federal civil servant working as a development planner.