Applying for 'Maintainer' role for the project Block Class on Gitlab

Project name: Block Class
Project URL: https://www.drupal.org/project/block_class

Hi Alberto (@avpaderno) and the team! 😊

I've been a project maintainer of the module Block Class since 2013 and would like to apply for the Maintainer role in project's Gitlab repo to have higher administrative privileges on the module.

Block Class project members on Gitlab:
https://git.drupalcode.org/project/block_class/-/project_members

Current role on Gitlab: Developer, see screenshot at the bottom of issue summary.
Requesting role: Maintainer
Problem: We are unable to change the default branch in the repo or administer other settings, see:
#3356443: Set default branch to 4.0.x

We have not tried contacting the current maintainer (@todd nienkerk) through the contact form yet, but currently it appears to have been inactive for a while, at least five years, judging from:
https://git.drupalcode.org/users/toddnienkerk/activity

Could you please edit my membership in the Block Class Gitlab project and grant me "Maintainer" role?

If you think that would not be a good idea or have any reason not to grant me higher privileges on the module, I could definitely understand... and it's not like I don't already have a lot of modules to maintain on my plates. 😅
But ideally, the module would need somebody with a higher level of permissions to look at the issues from times to times and be able to reply to developers requests, in a reasonable amount of time, as much as possible.

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or concerns on any aspects of this request, or the Block Class project in general, I would surely be glad to reply as soon as possible.
Thanks in advance! 😊
 

Screenshot of the Members of the Block Class project on Gitlab: