{"id":194877,"date":"2026-02-14T10:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards"},"modified":"2026-02-14T11:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:58:27","slug":"zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara APC condemns vandalism of Tinubu\u2019s billboards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the alleged destruction of billboards bearing the image of President Bola Tinubu in Gusau.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Friday in Gusau, the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Yusuf Idris, described the development as disturbing and warned that it could trigger political violence in the state.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the party observed the removal and destruction of billboards displaying the president\u2019s posters across parts of the state.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that the situation had been ongoing and began with what he described as a clampdown on APC billboards before the party petitioned security agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Idris further alleged that some individuals were being sponsored to cause unrest ahead of the party\u2019s congresses and the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that on Wednesday, suspected thugs attempted to vandalise a billboard bearing the images of President Tinubu, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and Senator Abdulaziz Yari.<\/p>\n<p>The billboard was reportedly mounted in front of Matawalle\u2019s residence in Gusau but was protected following the intervention of security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The APC called on security agencies in the state to prevent further acts of vandalism and ensure the maintenance of peace.<\/p>\n<p>The party warned against actions capable of escalating political tensions, stating that it would not condone activities that could lead to violence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the alleged destruction of billboards bearing the image of President Bola Tinubu in Gusau. In a statement issued on Friday in Gusau, the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Yusuf Idris, described the development as disturbing and warned that it could [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":194876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-194877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zamfara APC condemns vandalism of Tinubu\u2019s billboards - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the alleged destruction of billboards bearing ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zamfara APC condemns vandalism of Tinubu\u2019s billboards\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the alleged destruction of billboards bearing ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-14T09:53:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-14T10:58:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771066607.18252.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"411\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Zamfara APC condemns vandalism of Tinubu\u2019s billboards\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-14T09:53:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-14T10:58:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards\"},\"wordCount\":243,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771066607.18252.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-apc-condemns-vandalism-of-tinubus-billboards\",\"name\":\"Zamfara APC condemns vandalism of Tinubu\u2019s billboards - 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