The then interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, was a leading figure in the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, his successor Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, came from the All Nigeria Peoples Party. Former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, who is also of the ACN bloc, took over from Odigie-Oyegun, as national chairman. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Congress for Progressive Change, became the main power bloc after the 2015 general election, which he won. A member of the party caucus, who spoke in confidence, told our correspondent, “Our membership registration has thrown open the party to members. “The only legacy party that has yet to produce the national chairman is the CPC.

Source: Punch June 28, 2021 00:11 UTC