Nasarawa State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed the candidature of immediate past Governor now Senator representing Nasarawa South senatorial district at the national assembly, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura for the position of National Chairman of the party.
The APC stalwarts who were drawn from all thirteen Local Government Areas including the State Chairman of the party, Dr John Mamman were members of a political group, call Progressives For Umaru Tanko Al-Makura.
Honourable Makpa Malla, who is the convener of the Press Conference on Monday explained that the endorsement was aimed at leaving no citizen of the country in doubt that they were solidly behind Al-Makura to emerge victorious in the forthcoming Extra-ordinary National Convention of the party.
According to the Malla Makpa, “Senator Tanko Al-Makura is not only a son of Nasarawa, but he is also a nationalist whose legacies and achievements in leadership are worthy of replication on a wider scale. We believe that this step taken today would pave way for the eventual emergence of Al-Makura as National Chairman of our party”, he said.
He begged that the leadership of the party at the National level and other party leaders across the 36 states in the country to zoning the office of the national chairman to the north-central and micro-zone the position to Nasarawa.
“We are appealing to the entire leadership structure of our great party that in its much-anticipated guideline for the forthcoming Extra-ordinary National Convention, to consider zoning the office of the national chairman of the party to the north-central, due to the strategic position the zone occupies in the political permutation of the country”, he added.
It could be recalled that Sen. Umaru Tanko Al-Makura had on 4th October this year, declared to contest for the position of National Chairman of the APC and promised to do everything within his powers to ensure the progress of the party if elected into office.
