File copy of Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang
The All Progressives Congress on Friday declared Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, and Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, as winners of the party’s governorship primaries in their respective states ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In Plateau State, the Chairman of the APC Committee for the governorship and House of Assembly primaries, Fidelis Mnyim, announced the result on Friday night at the party secretariat in Jos after collating returns from the 17 local government areas of the state.
Mnyim said Mutfwang secured the majority of votes cast by party members across the state to emerge as the APC governorship candidate.
According to the results, Mutfwang polled 233,335 votes to defeat his only opponent, retired military officer, Chief Yilcini Jan Bida, who scored 3,070 votes.
