Those gubernatorial aspirants who contested the last primaries for the upcoming 2023 election but were unsuccessful have been asked to put aside all grievances they might have and join hands with the party’s flagbearer, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda so that the party would emerge victorious at the secondary elections.
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State under the aegis of APC said this Monday.
The group also said the emergence of Yilwatda as the winner of the primaries does not mean the other aspirants were not equally qualified to be the party’s flagbearer, but that it is because only one person is required to be a flagbearer of any political party.
Reports recalls that reactions have continued to trail the APC gubernatorial primaries in the state, as some of the aspirants have described the primary election as the worst form of degrading democracy, saying the exercise was a “sham”.
They also said the process that saw the emergence of the party’s gubernatorial flagbearer, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda was brazenly abused and skewed to favour him.
However, Mandung Zazzaga, who spoke to journalists in Jos, the state capital, on behalf of the group, made the call after paying a solidarity visit to Dr. Yilwatda.
Zazzaga urged all the other aspirants to therefore put all their grievances before, during, and after the primary election behind them so that they can close ranks and work together for the success and survival of the party to which they all belong and cherish so much.
According to him, there is no political party that is crisis-free, particularly after primary elections where those who do not emerge as winner become aggrieved, but true party men quickly resolve their differences and put aside their grievances for the common good of the party.
He stressed the need to restrategize against the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state who are doing anything humanly possible to win back the governorship seat since the APC defea