Preparation Meets Opportunity: How Saliu Mustapha Emerged As APC’s Top Choice For National Chairman

Preparation Meets Opportunity: How Saliu Mustapha Emerged As APC’s Top Choice For National Chairman

“Every adversity brings with it the seed of an equivalent advantage”-Napoleon Hill

One of the most important things that get human beings off course from hitting their dreams is adversities and challenges.

The All Progressives Congress seems to have finally gotten its feet back and is now on track towards holding its much anticipated National Convention to birth new leaders for the party.

The unfortunate incidences that have stalled the convention for this long fortunately have their own equivalent seeds of benefit as well.

Before now Nigerians were not too interested in who becomes the next national chairman of the biggest political party in Africa, it was clear then that it was an internal party affair.

However, the incessant postponement of the congress did not go unnoticed thereby drawing the attention of Nigerians as to the need for the APC to get it right.

They must be seen to lead by example as we fast approach the 2023 general elections.

During the long wait and race towards the National Chairmanship seat, a lot of party stakeholders have come to realise that not all the aspirants were fully prepared in the first place to lead the APC.

As it stands the APC is set to conduct one of the freest and transparent national conventions EVER  in the annals of the party’s history, this is courtesy of the serial postponements that have led to the loud shouts of a procedure that must be seen to be free, fair and laced with integrity.

According to Merlin Olsen, “One of life’s most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn’t do our homework, that we are not prepared” it was obvious that some of the aspirants tossed their hats in the ring just for the sake of seeking power and other mundane reasons aside from adequately been prepared for the job.

Today that meeting between preparation and opportunity has generated the offspring we call luck.

As the party finally zones the National Chairmanship slot to the North Central which comprises of the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), Kwara, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger and Plateau States, one man stands out.

Meet Mallam Saliu Mustapha, the Turaki of Ilorin.

“The person who is well prepared has already won half of the battle”, Saliu Mustapha from the first whistle blown has shown his confidence in leading the APC, one of the earliest contenders, Mustapha came with a clear blueprint on how to further advance the fortunes of the APC.

His roadmap to sustainable progress as contained in his manual “DOING IT DIFFERENTLY” is currently the handbook of party members.

Here are five reasons Saliu Mustapha stands out as the most flawless candidate for the APC’s top job.

Integrity.

Consistency/Loyalty.

Ideas.

Brand Ambassador.

Buhari’s Ally.

1 Integrity.

Party stakeholders are confident that Mr Integrity himself, President Buhari would insist on a candidate that has no single luggage hovering around his personality.

According to the President, he would support only credible aspirants to emerge as APC leaders in the forthcoming convention.

Mustapha is a consummate politician, real estate guru, oil and gas magnate, a top-notch technocrat who rose to the top through hard work, perseverance and dedication to the core tenets of morality.

2 Consistency/Loyalty.

A critical look at the remaining aspirants competing for the National Chairman of the APC clearly shows only Mustapha has remained with the progressives and never waivered since inception. His loyalty to the party is 100 % sure.

There is a loud clamour to reward loyalty to the party.

3 Ideas.

“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old” Saliu Mustapha clearly has shown the world what it is to aspire for party leadership.

His blueprint “Doing It Differently” captures a whole new innovative and creative way of administration in conformation with the current trend and changes ongoing across the globe.

Suffice it to say…Saliu’s ideas are DIGITALIZED.

4 Brand Ambassador.

Party members are proud of the carriage of Saliu Mustapha, who can be a better brand Ambassador like Saliu Mustapha? At every single opportunity at his disposal, he promotes the APC.

Saliu Mustapha is a core party man and his unalloyed loyalty to the party has positioned him as the number one Ambassador of the APC. The party would fare well with Mallam Mustapha at the helms of affairs.

If you are prepared, you will be confident and will do the job.

5 Buhari’s Ally.

As a strong ally of President Buhari from way back, it is perceived strongly in some quarters that the Turaki of Ilorin is President Buhari’s top choice which he keeps close to his heart.

Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today, spectacular achievements are always preceded by spectacular preparation. APC deserves the Best.

Osigwe Omo-Ikirodah writes in from Abuja.

Source iReporteronline.

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