Oyo APC Peace Advocates has called on all Aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Oyo state, to embrace the spirit of sportsmanship.
The Convener, Prince Niran Adeyoju, SDM gave this admonishments through a Press release made available to Newsmen in Ibadan on Monday.
He said that the Peace Advocates is deeply concerned about the series of inflammatory comments being made by Aspirants and their supporters, most especially, on social media and regular media platforms.
He emphasized the fact that the Peace Advocates recognizes and respect the legitimate rights of every Aspirants to aspire for political offices.
He also said that in the present circumstance, there is bound to be misunderstandings, agitations and anger.
He however said that the Aspirants must not loose sight of the fact that the real enemies are the opposition political parties who will never pray for us to get things right.
” Oyo APC Peace Advocates believes in strength through unity”.
” We believe and recognize individual’s rights to aspire for political offices.”
” We must however recognize the fact that the real enemies are out there, waiting for us to fail “.
” We plead with everyone to please embrace the spirit of sportsmanship “.
” We implore Aspirants and their supporters to please, endeavor to maintain restraints and desist from making inflammatory comments against individuals and the Party”.
” We are aware that the processes of selecting candidates are ongoing and Expression of interest and Nomination Forms are being sold and purchased “.
” Let us trust in the process and be cautious in reacting negatively to issues, no matter how provoked we are “.
” The truth of this matter is that, for every positions, only a winner will emerge and when they do, it is incumbent on all of us to rally round them, regardless of our personal feelings “.
” We urge all our Aspirants to please continue the pursuit of their ambitions with decorum, bearing in minds the fact that the real enemies are the opposition political parties “.
Prince Niran Adeyoju, SDM.