{"id":120392,"date":"2025-07-05T00:10:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120392"},"modified":"2025-07-05T00:10:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:10:31","slug":"al-makura-open-to-apc-chairmanship-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/al-makura-open-to-apc-chairmanship-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Makura Open to APC Chairmanship Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Former Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, has declared his willingness to serve in any capacity under President Bola Tinubu\u2019s leadership, including as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), if called upon.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Speaking in a recent television interview, Al-Makura stated that while he does not lobby for positions, he remains committed to the party\u2019s ideals and is ready to heed any call to serve.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI am a party man to the core,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I am asked to be chairman, I\u2019ll accept. If I am asked to dust the table in Tinubu\u2019s office, I will gladly do it.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He stressed that loyalty and dedication to the party were more important than personal ambition.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI believe in the supremacy of the party. Whatever the party says, I\u2019ll do. I don&#8217;t chase positions. But if the party or the President says \u2018come and serve,\u2019 I will never say no,\u201d Al-Makura added.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The APC national chairmanship position has been the subject of political discourse in recent weeks, with speculations that the slot may be zoned to the North-Central region where Al-Makura hails from, amid internal party consultations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Al-Makura, who served as Nasarawa Governor from 2011 to 2019 before representing Nasarawa South in the Senate, is widely regarded as a loyal and influential figure within the APC. 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