Former Senate Minority Leader and APC senatorial candidate for Plateau North, Simon Mwadkwon, has called for unity within the All Progressives Congress following the party’s senatorial primaries, declaring that there should be “no victor, no vanquished” after the contest.
Mwadkwon made the appeal during a media engagement at his campaign office on Metropolitan Crescent, Tudun Wada, in Jos North Local Government Area.
The APC candidate, who emerged winner of the Plateau North senatorial primary with over 48,000 votes, described the contest as an internal family affair and appealed to aggrieved aspirants and their supporters to unite ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“As far as we are concerned, there is no winner and there is no vanquished. It was an in-house struggle among brothers and sisters,” he said.
“We are extending an olive branch to everyone who contested with us so that we can come together as one family and work for the success of the party.”
Mwadkwon said while it was normal for some aspirants to express dissatisfaction with the outcome of the primaries, such grievances should not divide the party.
“People have the constitutional right to complain if they feel dissatisfied with the process, but there is no perfect election anywhere in the world,” he stated.
“One or two things may go wrong in an election, but that does not invalidate the overall outcome.”
He noted that the APC had internal mechanisms for resolving disputes arising from the primaries, adding that political parties were constitutionally empowered to manage their internal affairs.
The former Senate Minority Leader also cautioned supporters against mocking aspirants who lost during the exercise, insisting that politics should not be treated as a “winner takes all” affair.
“A broom is not made of one stick but many sticks together. There is enough space to accommodate everybody,” he said.
“This mandate is not for one person alone. It belongs to all of us because we have been given the opportunity to serve, not to dictate.”
Mwadkwon further urged all aspirants who contested the senatorial ticket to contribute their ideas toward the development of Plateau North.
“Those who contested this office also had visions and ideas. Let us bring those ideas together and see how Plateau North can move forward collectively,” he added.
Describing his victory margin as overwhelming, Mwadkwon thanked party members across Plateau North for their support and pledged to continue carrying everyone along irrespective of religion, ethnicity or political differences.
He stressed the need for unity within the party as preparations intensify for the 2027 elections.
