Former Nasarawa State governor Tanko Al-Makura says he is willing to serve President Bola Tinubu in any capacity—even if it means dusting his desk every Monday.
In an interview with Trust TV, the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart responded to growing speculation around his potential emergence as the party’s next national chairman following Abdullahi Ganduje’s resignation last month.
But Al-Makura, rather than confirm any ambition, made a theatrical display of loyalty.
“If Mr President, as the leader of this country, tells me, ‘Al-Makura, I want you to come to my office and dust my table every Monday,’ that is what pleases me… I can assure you I will make it a date. I will come, dust the table, and go,” he said.
“I will be satisfied that I have done what the President wants. That is the level of my commitment and loyalty to a leader.”
Al-Makura’s comments arrive at a critical moment for the APC, with internal deliberations underway to fill the vacuum left by Ganduje’s exit. While no official shortlist has been released, party insiders view Al-Makura as a stabilising figure—particularly given his roots in the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), a legacy party within the APC coalition.
He described himself as an “incurable and committed” member of the party and expressed full faith in Tinubu’s leadership, framing service—however symbolic or mundane—as a badge of honour in pursuit of national progress.
Though the remarks may read as hyperbolic to some, they are indicative of the tone among APC loyalists jostling for the president’s attention as he consolidates his grip on the party ahead of 2027.
As for Al-Makura’s actual chances at the top job? That remains in the hands of the same man whose desk he says he’s ready to clean.
