Stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the North-Central zone have endorsed Tanko Al-Makura, former governor of Nasarawa, as their preferred candidate to replace Abdullahi Ganduje as national chairman.
Ganduje resigned suddenly on Friday, June 27, 2025, reigniting calls for the chairmanship to return to the North-Central zone in line with the party’s zoning formula.
Following his exit, Bukar Dalori, the party’s deputy national chairman (north), assumed the role of acting chairman.
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In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Saleh Zazzaga, chairman of the APC North-Central Forum, the group said its decision to back Al-Makura followed wide consultations with stakeholders across the zone.
The statement, titled “Why Al-Makura Deserves to be APC National Chairman”, described the former governor as a loyal party man, political strategist, and a founding member of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the legacy parties that merged to form the APC in 2013.
The forum said: “Among the three legacy parties — ACN, CPC, and ANPP — only the CPC bloc has not produced a national chairman.
“Senator Tanko Al-Makura, a two-term governor and former senator, is a loyal party man who commands the respect of both past and present governors.”
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The Forum made reference to Al-Makura’s experience in both the executive and legislative arms of government, describing him as a bridge-builder with deep political roots.
It recalled his voluntary withdrawal from the APC chairmanship race in 2022 to support the consensus arrangement that led to the emergence of Abdullahi Adamu.
Al-Makura, the Forum said, has played key roles in party affairs over the years, including serving as chairman of the Ekiti governorship primary election committee in….READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
