APC stalwart in Abia, Dr. Daniel Chimezie Okeke has expressed displeasure over the recent outburst of leaders of the party in the state.
ABN TV reports that Mr. Okeke in a piece while expressing concern over the recent verbal missile between various stakeholders of the party added that it poses a threat to the future of the party.
He also added that it has ushered era of confusion among members in the state.
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MY TAKE ON THE RECENT OUTBURST TOWARDS SOME OF OUR PARTY LEADERS WITHIN ABIA STATE CHAPTER OF THE PARTY.
By Dr. Daniel Chimezie Okeke
(Mezie Abia)
I’m constrained by my conscience to use this medium to share my thoughts as they specifically relate to the recent turn of events regarding the outburst of some of the leaders of our great party APC within Abia state Chapter of the party and its attendant consequences.
For a couple of weeks now some of our party leaders in the state have engaged themselves in some sort of war of words which has, invariably, thrown very many of the party members in the state into confusion and this does not augur well for the future the party.
Leadership, no doubt, is an uphill task as it comes with a whole lot of responsibilities, including, the ability to have the fortitude to bear pains and continue to give a reassuring smile in order to kindle the hope of followers.
As a matter of fact, for any person who is occupying a position of leadership to excel and impact others positively, such a person must be tolerant and ready to accommodate all shades of opinion as this will enable him or her build a team of devout and devoted followers.
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As a rallying point, a leader should always strive to unite both the centrifugal and the centripetal forces in his or her fold which presupposes that he or she must treat everyone fairly and eschew all actions or inactions that may tend to divide members of his fold.
Leaders are expected to be transparently honest and sincere to the people they are leading. A leader must lead by example because example, they say, is better than precept. Bearing this in mind, it would, therefore, be unbecoming for a leader to indulge in any act that is capable of destroying a house he or she laboured to build.
Again, it is not in doubt that one of the hallmarks of a leader is the ability to control his or her anger and utterances as he or she is not expected to allow his or her sentimental emotions to overrule his or her sagacity.
Following from the above, I must confess that it has apparently become imperative for me to appeal to some of the leaders of our great party within Abia state chapter of the party to refrain from the ongoing war of words or bandying of words among themselves.
Recently, the social media has been inundated with pejorative and opprobrious write ups against some leaders of the party from the State and these despicable acts are the handiworks of some of the aids and or handlers of these leaders yet nobody has bothered to call these aids and handlers to order.
It is obvious that the more we allow these to continue the more devastating effects it will have on the unity and cohesion of the party within the state and it needs not be emphasized that unity and cohesion are what our party in the state needs at the moment to be able to face 2023 elections successfully; hence, we must jettison every form of internal wrangling or in fighting in the party within the state chapter.
It is on this score that I want to, once more, appeal to all and sundry to sheath their sword and embrace peace, unity and love for one another in the party.
Of a truth, what we need now in our party is concerted efforts to swell the membership of this party while building on the achievements already recorded as part of our strategy geared towards taking over power in the state come 2023, hence, I’m passionately appealing to all the leaders and party faithful to cooperate and collaborate with one another so as to enable us coordinate our activities and channel same towards achieving our common purpose of taking over power in the state come 2023 instead of dissipating energy towards unnecessary internal wrangling.
In other words, we must shun all forms of unhealthy rivalry or internal wrangling in the party at this point in time as that will only do us more harm than good.
There is no gain saying the fact that every member of our great party joined the party for one reason or another but that does not detract from the fact that every member of the party is expected to work towards the realization of the common objective of the party and we cannot do that unless we are ready to subsume our individual interests into the overall interest of the party.
It is my belief that the overall interest of our party in the state is to win all the future elections in the state and that being the case, we must start now to value and accord deserving respect to every member of the party no matter how highly or lowly placed because politics is a game of number and human beings are the only raw materials for winning elections.
Finally, I must commend some party leaders and stalwarts in the state such as Sir Mac Wabara and Hon. Ben Kalu for their individual roles and efforts towards ensuring that there is peace, decorum and cohesion in our party in Abia State and I sincerely urge all to consider their observations and let us work together for the growth and success of our party in the state. In conclusion, I pray for the peace, cohesion and unity of purpose of our great party, APC in Abia State.
