By Tunde Olamilekan
The lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Bamidele Salam, has advised supporters of former Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to learn how to collaborate with others.
The lawmaker was reacting to a post by former Senator Shehu Sani, who had earlier advised the Obidients to stop threatening others if they want Obi to be the presidential candidate.
Sani in a post on X said, “If you want your candidate to be the Presidential candidate and not a vice presidential candidate of your party, you should consult, reach out, persuade and lobby and not threaten your party members or other candidates.
“That is how politics is played. Threats provoke bitter reactions, animosity and revolt. You will always need their support if your candidate eventually emerges, and they will remind you of your threat. Where no one is willing to make sacrifices, no one is ready to succeed.”
Corroborating Senator Sani’s argument, Salam, in a post on his Facebook page, said that winning in politics is about networking, building trust and respecting diversity.
“I do think many of the supporters of Mr Peter Obi need to read, assimilate and practice the principles in a book titled HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE, written by Dale Carnegie.
“Winning in Politics and indeed the whole of life is about networking, building trust and respecting diversity.
“A Yoruba adage says no wise man has ever been able to appoint and install himself a king.
“No one, not even those supporters, would be happy to promote someone who repeatedly tells them “I am better than you”.
“Peter Obi is, to my mind, one of the most desirable politicians we have today in Nigeria, but if we don’t want that potential wasted, his front-line supporters must act like wise men and women,” Salam advised.
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