Tanko Al-Makura, a former governor of Nasarawa State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he is willing to serve in any capacity if President Bola Tinubu deems it necessary for the good of the party and country.
Al-Makura spoke in an interview with Trust TV while
responding to a question on whether he would accept the position of APC
national chairman if offered by the president.
During the interview, the former Nasarawa state governor was
asked if he will accept the position of APC national chairman if Tinubu calls
him to do so.
Al-Makura said he is an “incurable and committed” party
member who is ready to do the president’s bidding.
“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’,” he said.
“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.”
The former governor’s comment comes amid growing speculation
over his potential emergence as the next substantive national chairman of the
APC.
Following the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje, who stepped
down as national chairman in June, the party’s leadership has remained in a
transitional phase with Bukar Dalori currently serving in acting capacity.
Al-Makura, who governed Nasarawa from 2011 to 2019 and later
represented Nasarawa south in the senate, is widely viewed as a stabilising
figure within the party, especially in the north-central region.
He noted during the interview that he had previously
withdrawn his bid for the APC chairmanship in 2022 out of respect for the
party’s decision to adopt a consensus arrangement at the time.
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