Group Writes Tinubu, Warns Against Blocking Gov Mutfwang’s Defection To APC

A governmental unit group, the Renewed Hope Advocates of Nigeria (RHAN), has criticised the determination of the Plateau State section of the enactment to halt the state’s governor, Caleb Mutfwang, from joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

National coordinator of the Renewed Hope Advocates of Nigeria (RHAN) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Prince Miaphen, made this remark successful an unfastened missive addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and made disposable to journalists connected Tuesday.

Miaphen described the determination arsenic a “political misstep” and a “contradiction” that undermines the President’s inclusive governmental strategy up of the 2027 wide elections.

At the bosom of the contention is simply a caller APC stakeholders’ gathering successful Jos — reportedly presided implicit by the party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, during which a unanimous solution was passed to artifact Governor Mutfwang, a subordinate of the absorption Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from defecting to the ruling APC.

Miaphen, who described himself arsenic a “committed advocate” for the President’s 2027 re-election bid, expressed dismay implicit the Plateau APC’s posture, informing that specified exclusionary tactics could harm the party’s chances successful the North Central region.

“The aforesaid gathering that enthusiastically endorsed your second-term bid paradoxically decided to artifact a sitting politician who could person been 1 of your strongest electoral assets successful the North Central,” Miaphen wrote.

“This contradiction speaks volumes astir the increasing disconnect betwixt the Plateau APC enactment and your strategical nationalist vision.”

The activistic praised President Tinubu’s governmental style, noting however erstwhile collaborations with governors from Cross River, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Enugu, and Akwa Ibom had bolstered the APC’s nationalist strength. He questioned wherefore the enactment would instrumentality a antithetic attack successful Plateau — a authorities with implicit 2.5 cardinal registered voters.

“How tin a enactment that celebrates the defection of governors successful different regions abruptly crook hostile toward 1 successful Plateau?” helium asked. “Any strategy that alienates its sitting politician is not lone shortsighted but politically suicidal.”

Miaphen was peculiarly captious of National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda, accusing him of pursuing idiosyncratic governmental vendettas and failing to show the bridge-building enactment expected of his office.

“Rather than convening a gathering to artifact Governor Mutfwang, Professor Nentawe should person been hosting strategical engagement sessions to woo him and his supporters into the party,” helium stated. “It raises questions astir the competence, sincerity, and governmental maturity of the National Chairman and his caucus.”

Referring to the APC’s nonaccomplishment successful Plateau during the 2023 statesmanlike predetermination — contempt the beingness of a sitting APC politician and run director-general — Miaphen urged the President not to disregard history.

He warned that Yilwatda’s alleged ambition to contention the 2027 gubernatorial predetermination mightiness beryllium clouding his judgement and starring him to enactment successful ways that could sabotage the President’s re-election effort.

“If the antheral charged with uniting the APC nationwide cannot reconcile himself with his ain state’s governmental reality, past it is clip to re-evaluate his capableness to lead,” Miaphen declared.

He concluded with a telephone for President Tinubu to personally intervene and uphold his bequest of governmental inclusion.

“The doorway to immoderate well-meaning Plateau national — including Governor Mutfwang — indispensable stay open, if so our extremity is to unafraid and fortify your 2027 re-election.”

Miaphen reaffirmed the loyalty of Plateau indigenes to the Tinubu medication and expressed assurance successful the President’s quality to instrumentality decisive enactment to support the unity and integrity of the APC.