The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the defection of Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The announcement was made by APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, also from Plateau State, during the party’s 14th National Caucus meeting at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
Yilwatda noted that with Governor Mutfwang’s defection, APC now controls all the states in the North Central region.
It is recalled that the meeting is currently in session, with President Bola Tinubu present, along with the six governors who recently defected from PDP to APC.
Istifanus Nwansat, the Political Adviser, to the governor on Monday in an interview on Monday in Abuja said the governor’s decision to join the APC was because it’s the option with least risk in the face of the chaos in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He explained that the impending defection of Muftwang to the APC would also align with President Bola Tinubu’s political and governance trajectory on the plateau.
He noted that the crisis in the PDP had made the platform an unrealistic podium for political actors to contest elections.
According to him, from the assessment and analysis of all the available options, we have concluded that the safest decision for us today, and with the least risk factor, is to move into the APC.
“That is why the governor is moving into the APC. And again, the governor believes that it is good and reasonable enough as a leader for him to move his people to align with Mr president.
“This is because by our own assessment as a state, even though members of the PDP, we appreciate and recognise the efforts of Mr president in putting things right.”
