APC dares Gov Mutfwang to name members pressuring him to join party

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State has called on Governor Caleb Mutfwang to publicly reveal the names of the party leaders he claimed have been persuading him to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC.

The challenge comes after Governor Mutfwang, while addressing guests at a banquet held over the weekend at the Government House in Jos, alleged that several APC chieftains had approached him to join their party. The governor, however, stated clearly that he had no intention of defecting, emphasizing that his political direction would be guided only by divine will and the mandate of the people who elected him.

“It is not a lie that they are putting pressure on me. But I told them that only two people would authorise me to change my party. One is the God of heaven, and the other is you, the people,” Mutfwang said.

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“Those who are rejecting me for what I did not seek are only hiding their desires. The truth is that 60 to 70 per cent of APC members in the state would be glad to have us in their party. They are just biting their fingers because they know I won’t join them,” he added.

But, reacting on Monday in Jos, the APC’s acting publicity secretary in the state, Shittu Bamaiyi, dismissed Mutfwang’s remarks as “self-denial,” insisting that the governor was attempting to divert attention from his administration’s alleged shortcomings.

“If he truly meant well for his supporters and the state, he should have courageously named those pressuring him and explained why,” Bamaiyi said.

He further argued that the governor’s claims were a sign of weak performance rather than political strength.

“If Mutfwang had performed to the satisfaction of Plateau residents, there would be no need for discussions about defection or political alignment,” the APC spokesman stated.

Bamaiyi also described the situation as “a big minus” for the governor, saying it was unusual for an opposition party to publicly reject the idea of a sitting governor joining its ranks.

“Whatever the case, it is a big minus for a sitting governor when the opposition openly objects to his joining its ranks, even when that party’s goal is to win future elections,” he added.