Nigeria, June 3 -- The first major crack in Bauchi APC came in 2019. Despite having an elected APC Governor in M.A. Abubakar, SAN, certain individuals within the party refused to rally behind him. They prioritized personal ambition over the collective interest of the party. Instead of closing ranks to win, they opened multiple fronts of internal war.

That self-sabotage cost the APC the governorship seat. The votes were there. M.A. Abubakar, SAN, polled over 500,000 votes, a figure that wins elections in most states. But when your own house fights against you, even 500,000 votes are not enough. The opposition did not defeat the APC in 2019; self-saboteurs within the APC did.

The primary tool of these self-saboteurs is simple: reject any...