Plateau PDP members beg Gov. Mutfwang to dump their party for APC

By Polycarp Auta

A group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across members across 17 local governments of Plateau State on Monday held a peaceful rally in Jos to persuade the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau to dump their own party for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Some prominent PDP leaders, including a former chairman of the party in Jos South council area, Dung Tari, were among those who staged the peaceful rally.

Members of the groups, matched from the popular Secretariat junction to the new Government House, Little Rayfield area of Jos.

Speaking on the call which some many consider bizarre, leader of the group, Mr Christopher Danjem, said that the defection of the governor from PDP to APC had become imperative and in the best interest of the people of Plateau.

“We the members of the coalition of PDP members from across Plateau are calling on our governor to join APC.

“Having analysed the political situation in our dear state and country, it has become very necessary for the governor to move to the ruling party.

“The governor is a performer and architect of good governance; we can see what the Federal Government is also doing.

“So, we want him to align with President Bola Tinubu so that he can attract more federal projects to Plateau,” he said.

Danjem commended Tinubu for the show love and concern for Plateau, particularly over the security situation in the state.

He said that the movement of the governor to APC would be in best interest of the people of the state and Nigerians in general.

They later presented a letter calling on the governor to defect immediately at the Plateau’s Government’s House.

Receiving the letter, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Jeremiah Satmak, thanked members of the group for their solidarity.

Satmak, who promised to transmit their letter to the governor, called on the people of the state to continuously pray and support the governor to succeed. (NAN)