Mutfwang Explains PDP Victory Path On The Plateau

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in Plateau State, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang has explained the party’s victory path to victory in the weekend’s governorship election.

He spoke against the third position scored by the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on February 25 saying that the party’s strength was demonstrated in its victories in the National Assembly polls where it swept the majority of the polls. That is despite the fact of the fact that the outgoing governor of the state, Simon Lalong belongs to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Explaining the top position placed by the Labour Party in the presidential election, Mutfwang in an interview said it was a reflection of the national agitation which does not bear relevance to the realities on the Plateau for a change towards the PDP.

“80 per cent of the people who voted for Peter Obi are members of the PDP. After that, they are reverting to the status quo because they only went after Mr Peter Obi because they believed in him. I can assure you that the people of Plateau State believe in us and will vote for us.

“The Peter Obi phenomenon was an expression of anger with the failure of governance, nationally. People truly want change and many people found expression in the candidature of Mr Peter Obi but beyond that, local dynamics come into play.

“With due respect, the Labour Party does not exist on the Plateau. It was a movement gathered around Mr Obi and some people tried to take advantage of that movement to key in but the National Assembly election proved which party is on ground and which party the people prefer.”

The PDP won two of the three senatorial seats and a majority of the House of Representatives seats.

Continuing, Mutfwang said:

“The contest for the governorship, If I will bring any other party to contention, it will be the APC, not the Labour Party,” Mutfwang said in explaining the PDP’s victory path on the plateau.

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