APC Chairmanship: Youth group canvasses for Al-Makura

From Abubakar Lawal Lafia

Ahead of a yet-to-be scheduled national convention of the ruling All Progressive Congress,
a group, operating under the aegis of APC Youth Progresives Forum has declared its support for the former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Umaru Tanko Almakura, saying that he is the best candidate for the position of National Chairman of the party.

The group made the declaration at a press conference in Bauchi led by its chairman Honourable Ukkasha Hamza Rahama on Wednesday.

The group said they have conducted wide consultations within the party, and among women and youth groups and came to the conclusion that Almakura would make a good Chairman that could lead it to victory in 2023 elections.

Ukkasha said Almakura was the only person who won governorship election under a new political party, the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) in 2011, pointing out that as a founding member, he knows how to bring good political strategies for the party.

“I am using this platform to solicit for the support of all APC stakeholders and particularly the party’s next national delegates to ensure that they take the decision in the best interest of all APC members in Nigeria by voting Senator Almakura as the next chairman”, he said

The group also applauded the national caretaker committee led by Mai Mala-Buni for their efforts towards restructuring the party and accommodating more decampees from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).