Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dared Governor Caleb Mutfwang to name those allegedly pressuring him to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC.
DAILY POST reports that Mutfwang had said that several APC members had approached him to join their party.
The governor, however, maintained that only divine direction and the will of the people who elected him could influence such a decision.
“It is not a lie that they are putting pressure on me. But I told them that only two people would authorise me to change my party. One is the God of heaven, and the other is you, the people.
“So, those who are rejecting me for what I did not seek are only hiding their desires. The truth is that 60 to 70 per cent of APC members in the state would be glad to have us in their party. They are just biting their fingers because they know I won’t join them,” he added.
The state acting publicity secretary of the party, Shittu Bamaiyi, while reacting to the governor’s comments in an interview with reporters in Jos on Monday, dismissed the claim as “self-denial,” saying the governor was attempting to divert attention from his administration’s failings.
According to him, if Mutfwang had performed to the satisfaction of Plateau residents, there would be no need for discussions about defection or political alignment.
