Kwara Central APC Senatorial Candidate, Mallam Saliu Mustapha has cautioned Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe against constant personal attacks in bid of to 2023 general elections.
Saliu Mustapha made this call in a statement issued on Saturday following another outburst by outgoing Senator of KWARA Central, Dr Oloriegbe.
Although, the APC Senatorial Candidate did not mention any name in his lengthy statement but it indicate direct response to Oloriegbe who is trying to discredit outcome of APC primary election in KWARA state.
Saliu Mustapha said the results of the senatorial primaries reflected the wishes of party stakeholders and members in the district.
Mustapha urged leaders of the party to temper their words and utterances in public places in order not to derail the modest gains already made by the party at the state and nationally.
“While I assert that the outcome of our primaries represents the democratic choice of the largest majority of party members who freely exercised their franchise, I appeal to leaders of our party to leave a legacy of being good sportsmen. We should also avoid comments that do not unite the party and its members, notwithstanding our personal feelings,” said Mustapha, who is also the Turaki of Ilorin.
“Again, the outcome of any democratic contest is not as important as how the contenders and leaders manage the outcome. This is especially true of shadow elections. On our part, we will continue to reach out and build consensus within the file and ranks of our party. Constant personal attacks on anyone, especially party leaders, does not serve any good purpose. As leaders, we are better defined by how we handle electoral setbacks and our choice of words during grief than how we revel in victory.
“While the party structure continues to unite everyone behind a common agenda to secure a landslide victory at all levels for our party, I appeal to all leaders to avoid comments that are not only untrue and unfair to delegates who made their choice but also hurt leaders whose silence and calm in the face of constant attacks is more about playing the bigger person and uniting the party than about being guilty of any accusations. At all times, real leaders must show restraint in their outbursts.”