Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, declaring that the All Progressives Congress will settle for nothing short of victory in the 2027 presidential election.
Mutfwang made the declaration on Saturday during the APC North-Central presidential campaign rally at the Zaria Road Stadium in Jos, where he dismissed opposition criticism of the Tinubu administration and urged party supporters to remain committed to the President’s second-term ambition.
The governor, addressing the gathering, said the opposition had attempted to portray the Federal Government negatively but insisted that the APC had already made its political choice ahead of the next general election.
“Even though the opposition has been creating the wrong impression, we have decided that in 2027, it is Tinubu or nothing,” he declared.
He also expressed confidence in the administration’s security efforts, claiming that the country and Plateau State had recorded considerable improvements in tackling insurgency.
“We have made tremendous progress in defeating insurgency,” Mutfwang said.
His comments come against the backdrop of persistent security challenges in Plateau, where communities, particularly in parts of Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Riyom and Mangu local government areas, have experienced repeated attacks, killings and displacement.
Although the governor praised ongoing security interventions, his assessment comes as residents continue to demand stronger protection and lasting solutions to violence in affected communities.
Mutfwang’s endorsement also reflects a significant political realignment in Plateau, where he was elected governor in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party before defecting to the APC in December 2025.
He subsequently completed his registration with the ruling party in January 2026, describing his decision as necessary to align the state with the Federal Government’s policies and programmes for development.
The governor has since become an active promoter of Tinubu’s second-term ambition in the state.
On October 28, 2026, he inaugurated the Plateau chapter of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, a grassroots political organisation established to mobilise support for the President ahead of the 2027 election.
The inauguration in Jos featured the unveiling of 25 campaign vehicles donated by the movement’s grand patron, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, to facilitate mobilisation across the state.
At the event, Mutfwang disclosed that his decision to support Tinubu dated back to a meeting with the President in June 2023, expressing confidence in his leadership and economic reform agenda.
Saturday’s rally forms part of the APC’s nationwide mobilisation campaign ahead of the 2027 general election, with Jos serving as the North-Central geopolitical zone’s host city.
President Tinubu was expected to lead the party’s national delegation to the gathering, alongside Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda and other senior party figures.
The rally is particularly significant for the APC as it seeks to consolidate its political influence across the North-Central region, where Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi and Kwara states, alongside the Federal Capital Territory, form the geopolitical zone.
With Mutfwang now firmly aligned with the ruling party, the APC will be looking to translate his political influence and grassroots mobilisation efforts into electoral support in Plateau as the contest for 2027 approaches.
