Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress within the North Central have begun consultations to woo Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State from the Peoples Democratic Get together.
In accordance with the zonal members, the transfer to win over individuals of like minds because the governor was needed if the APC hoped to reclaim Plateau State.
This was disclosed in a letter addressed to the APC Nationwide Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, a duplicate of which was made obtainable to The PUNCH on Monday.
The letter, signed by the Chairman of North Central APC Discussion board, Salleh Zazzaga, was submitted on the nationwide secretariat by the Nasarawa State Chairman, Sani Jigas.
The letter learn, “It’s pertinent to formally notify you of our invitation to Governor Caleb Mutfwang to affix the APC. A proper letter to this impact may even be delivered to him, Plateau State APC, and his ward within the Mangu native authorities space.
“We now have had a number of consultations and met with many chieftains of our social gathering from Plateau State and the North Central area, basically, to work out modalities on reaching out to the governor. Mutfwang is the one governor from the North Central who will not be of the APC, and it’s essential to convey him on board in order that he may be on the identical web page together with his different counterparts within the North Central
“Mr Secretary, the decision for Mutfwang to affix the APC has develop into needed after reviewing the state of our social gathering within the North Central area, the place of Plateau State governor, which is important within the political equation and calculation of the APC within the area, and the nation by extension.
“This may even allow the APC to reclaim Plateau State, which we misplaced to the PDP within the 2023 election after being in cost since 2015. In any other case, the PDP may take undue benefit of its success over our social gathering and unfold its tentacles to different states. Once more, Mutfwang has been having an incredible working relationship with our chief, President Bola Tinubu, and it’s important to capitalize on this to convey him to the social gathering.”
Persevering with, Zazzaga raised a priority that the APC leaders in Plateau are not proactive and have since recoiled into their shells following the Supreme Court docket judgment that reaffirmed Mutfwang’s election victory.
“It’s dangerous sufficient that APC leaders from Plateau State needed to go and meet in Lafia, Nasarawa State, for a reconciliatory engagement and planning to reposition the social gathering for larger successes forward of the 2027 normal election. That’s an absolute signal that the social gathering will not be on the bottom in Plateau.
“By and huge, our quest to push for the success of our social gathering within the North Central area and within the nation at massive can’t be overemphasized, and we are sometimes poised to double our untiring efforts always. Do settle for the assurances of our highest esteemed regards,” he acknowledged.
The transfer to woo Muftwang from the PDP is coming three months after the identical chieftains of the ruling social gathering from North Central backed the suspension of the Nationwide Chairman of the social gathering, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and demanded that the seat of the management, which Abdullahi Adamu beforehand occupied, be returned to their zone.
Their agitation got here within the wake of a contemporary suspension slammed on the embattled nationwide chairman by a faction of the Ganduje Ward in Dawakin Tofa Native Authorities Space of Kano State.