The Bridge Builder: 4 Reasons Why Saliu Mustapha’s Candidacy For APC Chairmanship Seems Infallible 

The Bridge Builder: 4 Key Reasons Why Saliu Mustapha’s Candidacy For APC Chairmanship Seems Infallible

The word Chairman literally means the provision of leadership. The chairman acts as the head and the leading representative which covers the presentation of the organization’s aims and objectives to the outside world.

A political party chairman is very similar to a company’s board chairman and in the same circumstances, both chairmen are expected to lead with a full direction of purpose.

Since the end of the civil war, Nigeria has never been this anxious when it comes to its unity and coexistence, the rate of distraught in the system is quite high and the citizens are looking forward to an end to their apprehensions.

One of the panaceas to having a just and flourishing nation is having the right political party leadership that would drive the right balance between the government of the day and its residents.

The APC in its drive to deliver its promises to the electorates is set to conduct a national convention that would usher in a fresh breath in the administration of its party affairs to the admiration of over 200 million Nigerians.

In line with the digitalized age, party stakeholders have suggested templates on which the next national executive members are to scale through.

One aspirant who is spreading like wildfire amongst party members that looks too confident for the race is Alhaji Saliu Mustapha the Turaki of Ilorin.

What are the glowing tributes that rank him as the most sought-after chairmanship aspirant in a pack of political gladiators?

Here are four key reasons Saliu Mustapha is on every lip of APC stakeholders.

1 Political balance between the leadership of the party and Nigerians on the street.

2 Youthful representation / Experience

3 Diligence and precision to details.

4 A New Era.

1 Political balance between the leadership of the party and Nigerians on the street.

According to party respondents who interacted with our reporters there is a growing concern for whoever emerges as the National Chairman of the APC to have a synergy with the ordinary citizens who are not even party members.

They believe the chairman should coordinate its party appointees to render democratic actions that give support to electoral, institutional, and policy reforms which definitely would foster internal democracy, the rule of law, and constitutionalism. This school of thought believes governance extends to party leadership, as one of its oversight functions is making sure its elected representatives deliver the dividends of democracy to its citizens as promised.

They serve as the trustee between the Government and the masses, fortunately, Saliu Mustapha is seen as a party leader who has this inherent culture. His philanthropic generosity is legendary and attests to his closeness with the masses. They feel Saliu Mustapha comes first before his co-contestants under this category.

2 Youthful representation / Experience:

Good to go, this feature is an ace up the sleeve of the Kwara State aspirant. His age gives him a vantage position to blend between the elders who have enormous influence in the party and the youths that have shown their desire to learn the ropes.

Politics deals with influence and experience and this is where Saliu Mustapha seems to come first again. A chairmanship aspirant who is in his late forties and has over two decades of political experience gives him a good mileage ahead of others.

In terms of political administration and experience, the one time Deputy National Chairman of the CPC one of the legacy parties that formed the APC has even put in more years of duty than some of his competitors.

Political savvy and smart, Saliu Mustapha is envied for his calm disposition and clear vision. Pundits believe he has the energetic zeal to broker a truce between contending and aggrieved forces in the party.

3 Diligence and precision to details.

According to respondents, it is high time the party has a national chairman who pays attention to little details confronting the party that is capable of growing into a monster. They claim Saliu Mustapha by antecedents have shown consistency in taking to due diligence in the discharge of his responsibilities.

Digitalize governance means paying attention to every detail making sure that stakeholding policy in the party is inclusive of every registered member.

4 A New Era

Finally, many respondents say a Saliu Mustapha’s candidacy would definitely be the birth of a new era. Many believe that amongst his co-competitors he stands out tall to reform the party ideologically according to the intent of its founding fathers. With the majority of his competitors, ex-governors, respondents say the era of imposition of party members above others would be a thing of the past.

Many people see Governors as specialists in the imposition of party members over others to the detriment of competency and substance.

These four key reasons may just be the ultimate trump card for Saliu Mustapha to emerge as the next APC national chairman.

Osigwe Omo-Ikirodah writes in from Abuja.

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