Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Naijaonpoint reports that this was made known on Thursday night by the National Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda.
He made the announcement while speaking at the APC’s 14th National Caucus meeting held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.
Yilwatda declared that Governor Mutfwang’s move means the entire North Central geopolitical zone is now fully under APC governance.
Naijaonpoint reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, led other dignitaries and party faithfuls to attend the National Caucus meeting of the ruling party.
Tinubu arrived at the meeting at about 7:41 p.m. in the company of Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, as well as the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma.
Other top dignitaries, government officials and party stalwarts who attended the meeting included the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen; APC governors; members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC); and principal officers of the National Assembly.
Also present at the meeting are former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and governors who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. They include Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri; Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah; Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno; Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; and Taraba State Governor, Kefas Agbu.
Meanwhile, Naijaonpoint earlier reported that former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, on Thursday, attended the caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC).