March 29, 2024
Some leaders and chieftains of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the North Central region have called for the zoning of the National Chairmanship seat to the region.
The call was made after their meeting via zoom on Thursday, which attracted leaders of the North Central APC Forum as well as other party bigwigs from the region.
Speaking to newsmen in Jos the Plateau State capital on the outcome of meeting on behalf of the APC forum/chieftains, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga said the North Central has tremendously contributed to the development and sustenance of the APC over the years and so deserves the National Chairmanship position of the party.
Zazzaga, who was also a member of the Presidential Campaign Council in the last elections, explained that the North Central region has also been a formidable force and support base of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
He said the President and convention planning committee should take their demand very seriously and assist accordingly.
He said since the post military era, the North Central has largely contributed to the democratic growth in the nation and it would be fair and equitable for the APC to acknowledge this effort and zone the National Chairmanship seat to the region.
According to him, the region has strong men and women that can fit in and perform creditably well as the party’s National Chairman.
Some of them, he said, include Chief Amos Gizo, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, Hajia Salamatu Baiwa (powerful woman), Gbenle Adeyemi, Ahmed Aliyu Tijani, Mrs Mary Nieyor Isa, Hon. Ahmed Musa Ibeto, Yahaya Bello (immediate past Kogi Governor), Yewuti Zubaru Jibrin, Mohammed Audu, among others.
He stressed that they are already liaising with other stakeholders, interest groups as well as members/supporters of the party from the region in order to have a united front and pursue their cause of clinching the National Chairmanship seat.
He called on the APC national leaders to carefully consider their quest, adding that their role right from the 2015 election to the 2023 election was very critical towards the success of the party at the polls.
Zazzaga pointed out that they will not spare any effort to pursue their cause as their mission is to do things that will generally uplift the North Central zone.
