A former governor of Plateau State, Amb. Fidelis Tapgun, has congratulated Governor Caleb Mutfwang for defecting from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All-Progressives Congress (APC).
Tapgun who is also a member of the PDP board of Trustee (BOT), said the congratulation becomes necessary because the Governor Mutfwang has freed himself from slavery.
The BOT member who spoke to our correspondent exclusively on Saturday, said Mutfwang leaving the PDP means that he has come to terms with the truth that the party cannot win election with the current leadership tussle confronting it.
“There are those who think they own PDP and have continued to deceive the Governor that all is well. This self-delusion that has lingered for two long, brought PDP to where it is today”, Tapgun said.
Tapgun lauded Mutfwang for the bold step saying that the move means that he has demonstrated that he is a man of himself.
“This defection means that Mutfwang cannot be controlled by anybody. They know that the party with the current leadership crisis is heading nowhere, yet they want to keep him, for what?
Speaking like a prophet, Tapgun said he had before now warned the PDP to put its house together to avoid the unfortunate situation that has befalling it.
“But those who think they own PDP decide to do things their own way. They don’t listen to anybody and have dragged Mutfwang into the mood except now that God has delivered him. If not, he would have hit the rock”, Tapgun said.
He said with the way PDP has degenerated, there is no way it can organise itself to win the 2027 election, hence the defection of not only Mutfwang but other governors across board.
Calling for the support of President Bola Tinubu, Tapgun said the country has no option than to support the President to complete his eight years tenure, because by his rating, Tinubu is doing well.
He berated some APC members who kicked against the decision of Governor Mutfwang joining the party, saying that Mutfwang has been controlling the APC even before he joined.
“With the 22 members of the APC in the House of Assembly including Senators as well as APC forming the government at the centre, Mutfwang remained in charge of the State, and the APC could do nothing. But when he made the move to defect, they started resisting him.
“Is that not self-delusion?” Tapgun asked.
