Just In: Plateau Gov Mutfwang officially joins APC after resigning from PDP

Caleb Mutfwang, the Plateau State Governor, on Friday, officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), days after he resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Mutfwang, while receiving his APC membership card at a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, marking a major shift in the state’s political alignment, said his decision was driven by the need for purposeful leadership and clarity of direction, as well as the desire to align Plateau State more closely with the policies and programmes of the federal government to accelerate development and improve service delivery.

The Informant247 had earlier reported how the national chairman of the APC, Nentawe Yilwatda, during the party’s National Caucus meeting in Abuja on 18 December 2025, announced the governor’s defection to APC .

“With the defection of Governor Mutfwang, the entire North-central region is now governed by the APC,” Mr Yilwatda said at the meeting, describing the development as a strategic gain for the ruling party.

However, Mutfwang formally resigned from the PDP in a letter dated 29 December 2025 and addressed to the ward chairman of Ampang West Ward in Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State.

The governor, who was elected on the PDP platform in 2023, thanked the party for the opportunity it gave him and the support of its members over the years, but said prevailing political realities informed his decision to seek a new platform.

Mutfwang’s defection highlighted political momentum gained by the APC, witnessing quite Numbers of opposition governors joining the ruling party, and further strengthening the ruling party’s hold on the North-central geopolitical zone.