Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from across the 17 local government areas of Plateau State on Monday held a rally in Jos, calling on Governor Caleb Mutfwang to dump the PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Some PDP leaders, including a former chairman of the party in Jos South LGA, Dung Tari, were among those who gathered at the State Secretariat Junction, the venue of the rally.
The leader of the group, Christopher Danjem, while addressing the gathering, said the defection of the governor had become imperative in the best interest of the people of Plateau State.
“We, a coalition of PDP members from across Plateau State, are calling on the State Governor, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang, to join the All Progressives Congress, having analysed the situation in our dear state and country.
“We can see what the governor is doing in Plateau State. He is a performer and an architect of good governance. We can see what the Federal Government is doing. We want him to align with Mr President so that he can attract more federal projects to Plateau.
“We also understand that His Excellency, Mr President likes us in Plateau. During the wake of the recent attacks, he sent his wife, Her Excellency, Senator Remi Tinubu to come down and sympathize with us and we know what she did. So we want our governor to join the APC in the interest of Plateau people,” he said.