The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has described the purported endorsement of former Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by the South-South leadership of the party as childish.

Oshiomhole was said to have been adopted as the concensus candidate of the zone for the party’s National Chairmanship position at a caucus meeting held at the Edo State Government House where four state party chairmen were reported to have stormed out in protest against the decision.

Fielding questions from journalists at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, Oyegun said the voting to elect a new National Chairman for the APC  would take place at the convention venue and not in any government house.

Speaking on Oshiomhole’s endorsement by the South-South leaders of the party, Oyegun said: “It is childish, absolutely childish. The voting is done at the convention and not in state houses, not in government houses.”

When asked to comment on his rejection by the Edo State chapter of the APC, Oyegun added: “They have their reasons for what they did and you have to respect their own reasons, however wrong it is. Don’t bother about this teaser, I will give a comprehensive interview, to speak with you people when the time comes.”

Oyegun maintained that he was not bothered that Oshiomhole, whom he said he had helped to become governor of Edo State wants his position, alleging that the current governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki was only trying to return the favour done to him by Oshiomhole who was very instrumental to his emergence.