Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has revealed that he is facing intense pressure from political circles to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mutfwang made this known over the weekend during an event at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Jos.
The governor reaffirmed his loyalty to the PDP, emphasizing that only divine direction and the will of the people who elected him could influence his political future.
“It is true that they have been putting pressure on me.
“But I told them that only two people can authorise me to change my party — one is the God of heaven, and the other is you, the people,” he said.
His statement follows recent efforts by APC leaders in Plateau to prevent him from joining their party.
At a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos, APC leaders unanimously passed a motion to stop Mutfwang’s rumored defection.
The motion was reportedly sponsored by Festus Fuanter, a former Deputy National Secretary of the APC.
“We don’t want anybody coming to our party. You do your thing, and we’ll do ours,” Fuanter said at the meeting.
He added that the party remained confident in its political structure ahead of the 2027 general elections and did not require any external support.
Reacting to the development, Mutfwang stated that those opposing his speculated move to the APC were driven by fear.
