Oyegun May Get Ambassadorial Job

There were also indications that former Edo State Governor
Adams Oshiomhole is being considered to succeed APC
National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun if the chairman
accepts an ambassadorial posting for which he is being
considered by the Presidency.
Although Oyegun’s tenure is due to end in 2018, some power
brokers in the Presidency are pushing for a “choice
ambassadorial appointment for him in appreciation of his role
in defeating the PDP in 2015.”
Oshiomhole is said to be favoured by some APC governors for
the post in view of his antecedent as a labour leader.
But some APC leaders want Oyegun to serve his full term in
office instead of being “compensated.’
Another source added: “From the look of things, Oyegun may
get an ambassadorial posting which will make him to
technically vacate office. They said Oyegun deserves a
befitting appointment for leading an opposition party to defeat
a ruling party.
“Some forces in the Presidency are looking forward to
Oshiomhole as a respectable figure who can fit into the big
shoes of Oyegun.
“Those who support Oyegun see ambassadorial appointment
for a politician as a “sort of exile” which is not good. They are
reading a plot into the offer in order to ease out the APC
National Chairman.”
Also yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari met with
Oshiomhole at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Oshiomhole’s visit was his first to the seat of government
since leaving office in November.
Asked by State House correspondents to state his mission to
the Villa, the former governor simply said he was there to
exchange pleasantries with President Buhari in the spirit of the
time.
During his state visit to Edo State in the twilight of
Oshiomhole’s administration, President Buhari described
Oshiomhole’s performance as “excellent”, adding that he
would be useful at the federal level.

-The Nation