Chief john oyegun biography
Chief Oyegun, an economist John Odigie Oyegun is a Nigerian politician and the former Governor of Edo State between and He was removed from office after General Sani Abacha seized power. He later became a leader of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) and also the first national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria.
John Odigie Oyegun was born Chief John Oyegun was elected as civilian governor of Edo State on the SDP platform, during the transition to democracy launched by General Ibrahim Babangida and served from January to November
Chief John Odigie Oyegun,
Chief Odigie-Oyegun was the Deputy National Chairman, (South) All Nigeria Peoples Party. He was also the Vice-Presidential candidate of the party and later member of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).A former governor of Edo Alake subsequently went into exile where he identified and joined forces with other patriots like Senator Bola Tinubu, Lt. Gen. Ipoola Alani Akinrinade (Rtd), Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, Chief John Oyegun and other chieftains of the National Democratic Coalition of Nigeria, NADECO. From there, Alake kept up the grim battle for the restoration of.