The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has said that the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is a virus in the party which has left it in a comatose state.

In a statement released through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Strategic Communications, Oliver Okpala, Obiano said going by Oyegun’s dismal performance as governor of Edo State, he had no moral authority to speak on good governance in the country.

Obiano was reacting to statements credited to the APC chairman in which he said  he (Obiano) should start writing his handing over notes in preparation to vacating his office after the November 18 gubernatorial elections in the state. Part of the statement released by Okpala read:

“This is a former governor who has no traceable achievements in his name as far as his tenure in Edo State is concerned. Apart from the high level of brigandage and insecurity, no one can recall any meaningful development recorded during Oyegun’s government in Edo State.

“Many Nigerians still remember that Oyegun also won an enviable record of the governor during whose tenure Edo State recorded its lowest score in WAEC. The records are there for all to see! So, what is a failed governor talking about when it comes to good governance?

“Many Nigerians also know how he emerged as National Chairman of the APC. It was a clear case of political imposition which has left the party prostrate till date. As we speak, the APC under his watch cannot hold meetings of its crucial organs. No wonder its house is in disarray.

“What this clearly shows is that Oyegun is a virus in APC, as he has foisted his regime of lack of internal democracy on the party. No wonder the party is seriously bleeding today, suffering from constant defections, calamitous directionlessness and crass incompetence,” the statement said.

Describing Oyegun’s declaration that the APC would take over Anambra State as an unfortunate exposure of their undemocratic spirit, Obiano warned that the party was heading for doom if the calls of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu and others for his removal were not heeded.