Tag: Gov. Mutfwang

Plateau: Gov. Mutfwang reveals state’s sponsors of insecurity 

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Mutfwang reveals state's sponsors

Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has opined that desperate politicians are responsible for the recurring insecurity and attacks in the state. Mutfwang made allegations while addressing a group of journalists who paid him a courtesy call at the Government House in Jos on Tuesday. Mutfwang said the issues of terrorists and bandits unleashing violence in several communities and killing innocent people always happen during election periods, and desperate politicians sponsor it. While referencing the Dogo Nahawa crisis on March 7, 2010, where over 1,000 people were massacred by armed terrorists,…

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Plateau Gov. Mutfwang defects to APC

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Mutfwang defects

…Pledges unity, as PDP warns of 2027 regrets Governor Caleb Mutfwang, of Plateau State, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the move was taken in the best interest of the state and its people. Mutfwang was formally received into the APC on Thursday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, where the state chairman of the party, Rufus Bature, presented him with his membership card. The defection marks a major political shift in the state’s leadership ahead of the 2027 general…

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Plateau Gov. Mutfwang resigns from PDP

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Gov. Mutfwang resigns

Governor Caleb Mutfwang, of Plateau state, has resigned as member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained in a letter dated Dec. 30, 2025, addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman in Ampang-West Ward, Mangu local government area of the state. The letter, personally signed by the governor, was made to newsmen yesterday in Jos, the state capital. The governor, who thanked the PDP for providing him with a platform to participate in the democratic process, also thanked leaders of the party at all levels for the support and…

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Plateau: JNI kicks, as Mutfwang creates portfolio for Indigenous Muslims

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JNI Mutfwang

The Plateau State chapter of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has kicked against the appointment of a Senior Special Assistant on indigenous Muslims by the State governor, Caleb Mutfwang. Recall that the State governor had on Thursday appointed Hajiya Jamila Pam as Senior Special Assistant on Indigenous Muslims. This has generated heated controversy within and outside the state. According to reports, soon after the appointment, social media was agog with comments on appropriateness or otherwise of the appointment. Reacting to the development, the JNI and other Muslims in the State described…

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Plateau: Jubilation, as Supreme Court affirms Mutfwang as governor

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Following the pronouncement of the Supreme Court affirming Governor Caleb Mutfwang as the governor of Plateau State yesterday, there was jubilation across the length and breadth of the state as citizens and party supporters trooped out in thousands to celebrate. While going around Jos, the state capital, people hurriedly closed their premises to join the celebration. There were heavy traffic gridlocks along major roads such as Airport Junction, Ahmadu Bello Way, and Zawan Junction, among others, due to the jubilation. Immediately after the news of the governor’s victory at the…

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Plateau: “Terrorists freely occupying 64 communities, schools” – Gov. Mutfwang

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Plateau State governor, Celeb Mutfwang, has said no fewer than 64 communities in the State have been displaced by terrorists, who he said are occupying the areas as well as some schools. Speaking on the recent attacks in the State during a television programme yesterday, Gov. Mutfwang highlighted the immense burden placed on the State by the continuous displacement of citizens due to terrorist activities. According to him, they celebrated Christmas with a heavy heart, with not less than 17 communities attacked. He said, “When people are dislocated from their…

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