The North-Central All Progressives Congress Forum has nominated a former Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, for the position of National Chairman of the party.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, 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 hails from Nasarawa State—the same state as the recently removed National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
Al-Makura’s endorsement comes just 24 hours after the Forum demanded that the position of National Chairman be returned to the North-Central region.
According to the statement, under the APC’s zoning arrangement, the North-Central is allocated the National Chairman position, which led to the emergence of Adamu—also from Nasarawa State—during the party’s National Convention in March 2022.
However, Adamu resigned in July 2023 without completing his tenure, paving the way for the appointment of former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, in August 2023.
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In backing Al-Makura’s endorsement, the Forum noted that he represents the Congress for Progressive Change bloc—one of the three legacy parties that merged to form the APC.
It pointed out that unlike the Action Congress of Nigeria and the All Nigeria Peoples Party, the CPC bloc has yet to produce a National Chairman for the party.
“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.
“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.
