Ex-Gov Al-Makura’s Nephew Clinches Nasarawa APC Reps Ticket
Mohammed Al-Makura has emerged as the consensus candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency after fellow aspirant Hon. Isaac Ali Kigbu announced his withdrawal from the race. Al-Makura, a former House of Representatives member and nephew to former Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura, is now the sole APC candidate for […]
Mohammed Al-Makura has emerged as the consensus candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency after fellow aspirant Hon. Isaac Ali Kigbu announced his withdrawal from the race.
Al-Makura, a former House of Representatives member and nephew to former Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura, is now the sole APC candidate for the reps race ahead of the 2027 elections.
Kigbu, the second aspirant in the contest, said he stepped down following consultations with party leadership, including Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule.
“After extensive consultations with party leadership, and in particular with His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, I have reached the considered decision to withdraw my candidacy from this contest,” Kigbu said during a press briefing in Lafia.
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He said the decision was driven by the need to preserve unity and cohesion within the APC.
“This decision is anchored on a single principle: the unity, cohesion, and peace of our great party, the APC. Politics is transient, but the strength of our platform and our collective resolve to deliver good governance to the people of Nigeria must endure,” he said.
Kigbu urged his supporters across Lafia and Obi to back the party’s chosen candidate and to support President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He also dismissed allegations on social media that he received ₦50 million to withdraw from the race, saying it was false.
“Let it be stated clearly I, Hon. Isaac Ali Kigbu, have not received the sum of ₦50 million, nor any form of inducement, from any individual or group in relation to this process. My withdrawal is an act of conviction and loyalty to the party, not of compromise,” he said.
Kigbu said he would continue to advocate for the welfare of the Constituency through public service, adding that his commitment was not tied to the outcome of one election.