APC Now In Total Control Of North Central, As Gov Mutfwang Defects

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC . the governor dumped his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP after months of speculations that he was planning to move away from the embattled PDP.

No fewer than five PDP governors have dumped the party for the APC in the last few months.

With the defection of Governor Mutfwang, the ruling party has made a clean sweep of the entire north central zone of the country. The governor was the only PDP governor in the zone before he defected on Thursday.

Announcing Governor Mutfwang defection yesterday, the National Chairman of the APC, Nentawe Yilwatda said the zone is now under the total control of his party, noting that  Governor Mutfwang will further strengthen the ranks of the APC in the zone.

“With the defection of Governor Mutfwang, the entire North-Central region is now governed by the APC,” Yilwada said.

The magazine recalls that Governor Mutfwang had planned to leave the PDP for months due to the leadership crisis that has rocked the opposition political party for months.

The major fear of Mutfwang and other governors who dumped the party for the ruling APC is that their nominations for the 2027 governorship election may be quashed by the courts because of the factionalisation of the party.