By Rayyanu Bala

There is something increasingly difficult to reconcile about the politics of some APC members in Nasarawa State.
On one hand, some political actors and their supporters openly profess their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. On the other hand, there are growing allegations that posters bearing the President’s image, alongside those of the APC, are being destroyed in Lafia in the name of opposition to certain candidates and political interests within the party.
So, which is it?
Can you genuinely claim to support President Tinubu while encouraging, tolerating or participating in the destruction of his campaign posters simply because you disagree with other APC candidates or party leaders?
That is the contradiction that needs to be confronted.
Reports of the destruction of APC posters in Lafia have become increasingly common, with allegations pointing fingers at supporters of former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, who is said to enjoy the political backing of former Nasarawa State Governor, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. These allegations, of course, deserve proper investigation rather than political assumptions. Since it has been established that the destruction is indeed taking place, the question should be straightforward: why would anyone who claims to support the President deliberately destroy materials carrying his image?
Political disagreements are normal. Internal competition is normal. Even disagreements over who should occupy a particular elective position are part and parcel of democratic politics.
But there has to be a line.
You cannot say, “I support Tinubu,” and at the same time campaign against the party through which he is seeking to consolidate his renewed hope agenda. You cannot invoke the President’s name as justification for opposing one APC candidate while simultaneously weakening the APC’s recognised structures and candidates in the state.
This is where the issue becomes bigger than destruction of posters.
It becomes a question of party discipline, loyalty and the principle of party supremacy.
The situation also brings Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura increasingly into the spotlight. Governor Abdullahi Sule has publicly acknowledged that the APC is facing serious challenges in parts of the North-Central, including Nasarawa, Benue and Kwara. Those remarks have naturally generated political interpretations in Nasarawa, with some people linking the state’s internal challenges to Al-Makura and his political camp.
Whether that interpretation is fair or not, one thing is clear: the APC national headquarters cannot afford to allow internal disagreements within the Nasarawa chapter of the party to become an open war that damages the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
This is not about whether Senator Al-Makura personally supports President Tinubu. That question, by itself, is almost beside the point.
The more important question is whether the activities of any APC member whether influential or ordinary, undermine the party, its recognised candidates, its structures and its electoral interests.
This is the question the party national leadership should address.
And it should be addressed according to the party’s constitution, not through political gossip, social-media accusations or factional rhetoric.
The APC National Working Committee therefore has a responsibility to examine the situation carefully and determine whether any conduct attributed to Senator Al-Makura or his supporters amounts to anti-party activity under the relevant provisions of the APC Constitution, including Article 21.
If there is evidence of wrongdoing, the appropriate party mechanisms should be activated. Personal interest should not be allowed to become weapons to destroy APC in Nasasarwa state.
Party loyalty cannot be selective.
If you support President Tinubu, then you should also respect the political structures through which the APC campaigns for him.
Destroying posters, sabotaging campaigns or undermining recognised party structures cannot be justified simply by attaching the name of the President to the argument.
The APC in Nasarawa State needs unity, discipline and clarity of purpose.
The 2027 election will not be won by fighting one another in the streets of Lafia. It will not be won by destroying posters or trading accusations. And it certainly will not be won by claiming loyalty to President Tinubu while simultaneously weakening the party structure that carries his political platform.
At the end of the day, the issue should not be about Al-Makura, Governor Sule or any individual personality.
It should be about the APC.
If the party truly believes in supremacy, discipline and collective interest, then those principles must apply to everyone regardless of status, influence or political history.
The time has come to call a spade a spade.
You cannot claim to love Tinubu while helping to destroy the political structure and campaign machinery through which his party seeks victory.