Okowa’s aide advises aspirants against hate

MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Delta State aspiring to contest various elective positions in the 2023 general elections have been told to guard against hate and brinksmanship as they go about their political activities ahead of the party primaries.

The Senior Political Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Funkekeme Solomon, who made the call in a statement in Asaba, said it was in furtherance of earlier appeals, by the leadership of the party at the national and state levels to aspirants not to allow their political interests to tear the party apart and diminish its chances of winning the forthcoming elections.

Solomon stressed that they should abstain from mudslinging and name calling, insisting that consultations and related activities must be issues based in line with the extant laws guiding the political process and global best practices.

He reminded the aspirants that the contest was a party and family affair that should not call for the level of bitterness currently playing out in the process, stressing that they should approach their ambitions with the understanding that only one winner could emerge in every contest, while others were expected to rally round the winner to enable him or her succeed, as was the usual practice.