APC chairmanship:  I’ll even dust tables if that’s Tinubu’s wish – Al-Makura

Tanko Al-Makura, former governor of Nasarawa State and a senior figure in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said he is ready to serve the party and President Bola Tinubu in any role—even one as humble as cleaning tables—if it would help move the party and the country forward.

Al-Makura made the remark during an interview with Trust TV, where he addressed the possibility of being appointed the APC’s national chairman.

When asked directly whether he would accept the national chairmanship if offered, the former senator said he is unwavering in his dedication to the APC and to the president’s leadership.

“If Mr President, as the leader of this country, tells me that ‘Al-Makura, I want you to come to my office and dust my table every Monday, that is what pleases me, that is what I feel will make the party and this country progress’.

“I can assure you that I will make it a date that every Monday at that appointed time. I will come, dust the table, and go.

“I will be satisfied that I have done what the president wants. That is the level of my commitment and loyalty to a leader,” he said.

Al-Makura’s comments come amid growing discussions about who will succeed Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned as APC national chairman in June. The party is currently being led by Bukar Dalori in an interim capacity.

A prominent voice in the party’s north-central bloc, Al-Makura previously served as governor from 2011 to 2019, and later as senator representing Nasarawa South.

He revealed that he had once stepped back from pursuing the chairmanship in 2022 in deference to the party’s decision to pursue a consensus arrangement.