Former governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu, and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Oyegun set aside their differences on Tuesday and shook hands during the public pre4sentation of the book written in honour of President Muhammadu Buhari.
They also beamed smiles at each other.
It was not established weather the exchange and pleasantry in complement to the greeting.
But during the event, which held at the International Conference Center (ICC), Abuja, when both of them were invited to the podium alongside other dignitaries for the presentation of the book, it was obvious that both of them tactically avoided each other.
With Oyegun on the far left, at least five persons separated him from Tinubu.
At the end of the presentation, the chairman walked past Tinubu before exchanging handshakes with other guests, including Yakubu Gowon, former head of state.
Oyegun and Tinubu fell out after the governorship primary election of the APC in Ondo state.
While the appeal committee of the party ordered an annulment of the exercise on grounds of alleged irregularities, the national working committee (NWC) led by Oyegun overruled the panel.
The NWC subsequently submitted the name of Rotimi Akeredolu, who emerged in the primary, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the APC candidate for the Ondo election.
Tinubu had described Oyegun’s action as anti-democratic, calling on him to step down.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar also frowned at Oyegun’s action, with Timi Frank, deputy national publicity secretary of the APC, mounting pressure on the chairman to quit office.
