The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to increase its number of governors to 26, following the imminent defection of Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The move comes as Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas is already considered to be in the APC fold, pending his official reception ceremony.
A source within the APC National Working Committee (NWC) confirmed that Governor Mutfwang’s decision to switch allegiance ahead of the 2027 general elections has been “wrapped up” and he has already held a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The APC official confirmed that Governor Mutfwang, who was elected on the platform of the factionalised PDP, contacted the APC National Chairman last week to signal his intention to quit the main opposition party.
“The governor, who had always reiterated his commitment to the PDP, has finally decided. He informed the chairman last Tuesday, and the chairman took him to the president on Sunday,” the NWC member revealed to The Nation.
The official noted that the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda (who was Mutfwang’s rival in the last governorship poll), subsequently facilitated a meeting for the Plateau Governor at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
“Governor Mutfwang has been taken to Aso Villa for a meeting with the president after informing the chairman he wanted to come to the APC. He will be received into the party very soon,” the source added.
This confirmation ends swirling speculations that the defection was being resisted by Prof. Yilwatda, with the party official dismissing such reports as untrue.
The NWC member also stated that Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas is now being treated as an APC member, putting the ruling party’s count at 26 governors.
“We now have 26 governors in APC, with Kefas on board. He only postponed his reception because of sensitivity to the national mood,” the official added, referencing the initial postponement of Kefas’s official defection rally.
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