Governor Mutfwang officially defects to APC, receives membership card

Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, Plateau state governor has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), ending weeks of political speculation following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The governor received his APC membership card on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Jos, the Plateau State capital, an event that publicly confirmed his defection and signaled a significant realignment in the state’s political landscape.

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Explaining his decision, Mutfwang said the move was driven by the need for purposeful leadership, clarity of direction, and a stronger alignment with the policies and programmes of the federal government aimed at accelerating development and improving service delivery in Plateau State.

His defection came about three weeks after Nentawe Yilwatda, the national chairman of the APC first announced that the governor had joined the ruling party.

Yilwatda made the declaration during the APC national caucus meeting held in Abuja in December.

“With the defection of Governor Mutfwang, the entire North-central region is now governed by the APC,” Yilwatda said at the meeting, describing the development as a strategic gain for the ruling party.

Nathaniel E. Gbaoron is the Plateau State correspondent for BusinessDay and a seasoned journalist with a decade of experience covering sub-national affairs across Taraba, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, and other states.

He holds both National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication from Fidel Polytechnic, Gboko. Over the years, he has participated in numerous media trainings and workshops spanning various areas of reporting, strengthening his expertise in economic and political reporting, community-level governance, development stories, and conflict-sensitive journalism. He is a member of Correspondent Chapel in Plateau state, a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), he is also a Rotarian and a member of Plateau Club 1921.

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