Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, senator representing Nasarawa
central, has declared his interest to contest for the office of the national
chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Al-Makura declared his intention on Monday to run for the
office of the APC national chairman while speaking at a campaign rally ahead of
the party’s LGA congresses in the state.
The former Nasarawa governor, an associate of Bola Tinubu,
national leader of the APC, told his audience that he was presenting himself
for the position to foster unity in the APC.
The lawmaker, said if elected, he will ensure that the
values that birthed the party in 2014 are preserved.
The ruling party has not officially announced a “zoning
arrangement”, but there has been talks of a power shift to the south after the
tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari ends in 2023.
If the party zones the national chairmanship to the north,
Al-Makura will be up against the likes of Ali Modu Sheriff, former governor of
Borno state, and Abdulaziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara state.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have already
zoned the office of the national chairman to the north, an indication that the
south will have the presidential ticket at the general election in 2023, if
their position is adopted by the party.
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