Group urges APC to consider Al-Makura as National Chairman

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Some stakeholders in Nasarawa State, including the All Progressives Congress Forum, have called on the party to consider a former governor of the state, Tanko Al-Makura, for the position of the National Chairman.

Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, said the endorsement followed extensive consultations among APC stakeholders in the North-Central region.

Titled ‘Why Al-Makura Deserves to be APC National Chairman,’ the statement highlighted that Al-Makura hailed from Nasarawa State in the North-Central region, the same state as Adamu, the ex-chairman.

Al-Makura’s endorsement is coming 24 hours after the North-Central APC Forum issued a statement demanding that the position of the national chairman be returned to the region.

According to the statement, under the APC’s zoning arrangement, the North-Central was allocated the national chairman position, which led to the emergence of Adamu as the APC national chairman during the party’s National Convention in March 2022.

However, Adamu resigned in July 2023 without completing his tenure, paving the way for Ganduje’s appointment in August 2023.

“After extensive deliberations among stakeholders in the North-Central region, the North-Central APC Forum has decided to endorse Senator Tanko Al-Makura for the position of APC National Chairman,” the statement read.

“This is in furtherance of our demand that the position of National Chairman should return to the North-Central in line with the APC’s zoning arrangement.”