Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang says he is under pressure to dump the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Mutffwang, who was speaking at an event at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Jos, said only God and the electorate could determine his political direction.
Addressing the audience, he said, “It is true that they have been putting pressure on me. But I told them that only two people can authorise me to change my party — one is the God of heaven, and the other is you, the people.“Have you asked me to go anywhere?”
But the audience responded with a loud “No”.
Last week, APC leaders in Plateau had dismissed reports that Muftwang was planning to join their party.
“We don’t want anybody coming to our party. You do your thing, and we’ll do ours,” Festus Fuanter, former Deputy National Secretary of the APC, had said.
Reacting to the development, Mutfwang accused those kicking against his rumoured defection of acting out of fear.
According to him, “So, those who are rejecting me for what I didn’t even ask for are wasting their time.
“The truth is that 60 to 70 percent of the people in the APC in Plateau would be happy to have us join them. They know I will not do that — and that’s why they’re angry and twisting things.”
Governor Mutffwang added that he would not dwell on the matter, saying, “It’s a story for another day.”
