The defection of Mutfwang has been wrapped up, and he has met with the President, a source with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC has said.
With Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas in its fold and the imminent defection of Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) now has 26 governors.
Mutfwang, elected on the platform of the factionalised Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will end speculations about his allegiance shift ahead of the 2027 general election when he is received into the APC in the next few days.
Although there have been speculations that his desire to jump ship and register as an APC member was being resisted by the national chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, the party official said there is no truth in it.
He said the governor, last week, contacted the chairman to tell him that he had finally made up his mind to call it quits with the main opposition party.
Yilwatda, who hails from Plateau, was Muftwang ‘s rival in the last governorship poll.
According to the source, after informing the chairman of his decision to leave PDP for APC, Yilwatda took the governor to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Aso Villa in Abuja for a short meeting.
He said: “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.
“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.
He will be received into the party very soon.”
The NWC member said Governor Kefas of Taraba state is now being treated as an APC member, ahead of the defection rally.
The official added: “We now have 26 governors in APC, with Kefas on board. He only postponed his reception because of sensitivity to the national mood.”
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