By Stanley Onyekwere
Some young persons under the umbrella of the Alliance of Northern Progressive Youths (ANPY) have have declared support for Senator Umaru Tanko Al-makura in the race for the national chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the party will do better under him, if he emerged.
ANPY condemned the consensus arrangement idea, describing it as an imposition that would not go down well with the party, as democracy will be turned upside down if there is an imposition of any person that is not the will of the people.
Making this position known during a press briefing in Abuja, at the weekend, the Director, Gender and Governance of the group, Lawi Amina Wakawa, noted that Al-makura’s contributions to the party since its inception showed his commitment to the success of APC and the well-being of its members at all levels.
She, however explained that the victory of Al-Makura in Nasarawa State in 2011 was the factor that made President Muhammadu Buhari to be a forced to be reckoned with during the merger of the defunct Action Congress, CPC, ANPP and some part of APGA that birthed APC.
She recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari was considered the most deserving candidate of APC in 2015 because he was able to pulled out 12 million votes during the 2011 Presidential Elections on the platform of the defunct CPC with Al-Makura as the only CPC Governor behind.
“Al-makura represents a symbol of hope and emancipation in the Nigerian politics, whose determination to the cause of democracy, humanity, good governance and love for common man anchored on fairness, equity and justice preceded his emergence as the elected Executive Governor of Nasarawa State in 2011”, she stressed.
Similarly, the President Arewa Youth Assembly for Good Leadership, Comrade Abdul Garba advised APC leaders should support the choice of the youth.
He adds: “We will resist any attempt to impose APC national chairman on us, we will take over if leaders of the party fail to heed to our demand”.
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