I’m Being Pressured To Join APC – Plateau Gov Mutfwang
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has revealed that political figures are pressuring him to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He spoke over the weekend at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Jos, stressing that only God and the electorate who voted him into office can determine his political path.
“It is true that they have been putting pressure on me,” Mutfwang said. “But I told them that only two people can authorise me to change my party — one is the God of heaven, and the other is you, the people. Have you asked me to go anywhere?”
The audience responded with a resounding “No”.
His comments follow recent reports that APC leaders in Plateau dismissed suggestions of his possible defection.
At a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos, APC members unanimously rejected a motion proposing Mutfwang’s defection.
The motion, moved by Festus Fuanter, former deputy national secretary of the APC, was defeated through a voice vote.
“We don’t want anybody coming to our party. You do your thing, and we’ll do ours,” Fuanter said, adding that APC is confident of its strength ahead of the 2027 general elections and does not need external reinforcement.
Reacting to the rejection, Mutfwang said those opposing his alleged defection were acting out of fear.
“So, those who are rejecting me for what I didn’t even ask for are wasting their time,” he said. “The truth is that 60 to 70 percent of the people in the APC in Plateau would be happy to have us join them. They know I will not do that — and that’s why they’re angry and twisting things.”
He added that he would not dwell on the matter, describing it as “a story for another day.”
Since the 2023 elections, several PDP governors have defected to the ruling APC, including Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, and Peter Mbah of Enugu.
Duoye Diri of Bayelsa has also resigned from the PDP and is reportedly on his way to the APC.
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