Former Plateau State Governor Senator Jonah Jang has denied a media claim that he urged Governor Caleb Mutfwang to resign after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress.
Senator Jang, in a statement issued on Monday and signed by his media consultant Clinton Garuba, denounced the news as false and out of context.
He explained that he did not call for the governor’s resignation at a PDP stakeholders meeting last week. Rather, his remarks criticized the practice of lawmakers defecting from their parties.
Senator Jang advised Plateau residents to dismiss the findings and continue to support Mutfwang, who is serving with a genuine mandate from the people of the state.
Chronicle NG reported that Mutfwang has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr. Rufus Bature, the chairman of the party in the state, presented the membership card of the party to the governor on Friday in Jos.
Mutfwang stated at the ceremony that his decision to defect to the APC was in the state’s best interests.
Despite the party transition, the governor promised an all-inclusive system and urged the state’s people to be united at all times.
“The journey we are embarking on is a journey of faith, and I believe that Plateau will reap the dividends of this union.
“I know there are skeptics, but I say be patient. Time will reveal everything.
“To the fearful, I say take courage, fear no more, because we have come for good.
“We have come to join hands; we have come to work together. For those who may be apprehensive, like I said earlier, relax,” he said.
The governor expressed gratitude to his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, for providing him with a platform for his political journey.
He pledged to provide quality leadership to the state after defecting to the APC.
The governor thanked President Bola Tinubu for his love for Plateau and promised to support his re-election bid in 2027.
