Former councillors under the Immediate Past Elected Councillors Forum of Nigeria, Plateau State Chapter, have raised objections to reports suggesting that Governor Caleb Mutfwang may be considering a move to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
At a press briefing held at the NUJ Secretariat in Jos, the forum dissociated itself from a statement credited to a group it described as unknown and lacking political legitimacy in Plateau State.
Chairman of the forum, Hon. Dabit John Dashe, said the group felt compelled to respond following a November 18 statement issued by a body calling itself the Coalition of Concerned Former APC Councillors and Grassroots Mobilizers (CFACGM). He insisted that the group neither represented former councillors nor had any mandate to speak on matters concerning the APC in the state.
According to him,“We, the Immediate Past Councillors Forum of Nigeria, Plateau State Chapter, invites you today to address a press statement issued on November 18th, 2025, by a non-existent and faceless group claiming to be the Coalition of Concerned Former APC Councillors and Grassroots Mobilizers (CFACGM).
“This group has called on the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Mannesseh Mutfwang, to join the APC. We view this as a desperate attempt by the Governor and his agents to smuggle him into the party through the backdoor.
“We urge the general public to note that this group does not represent the interests of neither the former nor the present Councillors in Plateau State.The Governor has consistently stated that there’s no APC in Plateau State and has no intention of joining a party on the verge of collapse. His recent desperation to join the APC is therefore puzzling.”
Dashe cited what he described as governance failures under the Mutfwang administration as reasons the forum believes the governor’s alleged interest in joining the APC is unsuitable for the party.
He continued,“We commend Plateau people for enduring the Mutfwang regime’s maladministration, which has led to suffering, homelessness, and job losses. The Mutfwang’s government has disengaged over 4000 Plateau youths in the State, the same government ignored the supreme court judgement and sacked democratically elected Chairmen and Councillors from all the 17 local governments of Plateau State.
“Such actions disqualify Governor Mutfwang from joining our progressive party, APC. We call on the APC leadership, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Chairman of the APC Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, State Chairman Rt Hon. Rufus Bature, and our State leader Rt Hon. Dr. Simon Bako Lalong, to all reject Governor Mutfwang’s bid to join the APC.”
He added that safeguarding the party’s internal order ahead of the 2027 general elections remained a priority.
“We reject any attempt to bring Mutfwang into our party and urge him to remain in the PDP, allowing us to work as opposition and hold him accountable, thereby strengthening our democracy. We therefore used this opportunity to endorse President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for his re-election 2027 and also pass vote of confidence on our Workaholic National Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda,” he stated.
