APC National Chairman, Others Reject Mutfwang’s Speculated Defection
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State have said they will reject any move by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to join their party from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Speculations have intensified that Mutfwang and other PDP governors in the North may also dump their party for the ruling APC.
However, Mutfwang has dismissed the rumour, pledging to stay put in the PDP.
But the APC, during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Jos on Friday, resolved that they would not accept any move by Governor Mutfwang to join their ranks.
The National Chairman of the APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, announced the resolution of the party executives.
Yilwatda, who contested the 2023 governorship election against Mutfwang, called on a former Deputy National Secretary of the APC, Barrister Festus Fuanter, to move a motion on the issue.
“Let me ask Hon. Festus Fuanter, who shares my sentiment, to lead us in moving a motion,” he said.
Moving the motion, Fuanter asked members whether they would accept Mutfwang’s entry into the APC. The proposal was unanimously rejected through a voice vote.
Fuanter later said: “We don’t want anybody coming to our party. You do your thing, and we’ll do ours. Having put that behind us, I want the media to make it very clear that we are unanimous in our resolve to win the 2027 elections decisively. We don’t need support from any other party. If their campaign director and other defectors are already here, we have nothing to fear. We have people from all zones in the state, and APC is a winning team.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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