Governor Caleb Mutfwang has emerged as the winner of the governorship primary election conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State.
Mutfwang defeated fellow aspirant, Yilchini Jan Bida, after the collation of results from the 17 local government areas of the state.
The result was officially announced by the Chairman and Returning Officer of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, Fidelis Bemse.
According to Bemse, the primary election recorded a total of 240,832 registered voters across the state, while 236,405 votes were cast during the exercise.
Governor Mutfwang polled 233,335 votes to secure victory in the contest, while Bida garnered 3,070 votes.
The governor recorded overwhelming victories in several local government areas, including Jos North, Mangu, Kanam, Jos South, Shendam, Langtang North and Wase.
In Jos North Local Government Area, Mutfwang secured 26,652 votes against Bida’s 68 votes, while in Mangu Local Government Area he polled 28,095 votes compared to Bida’s 46 votes.
Similarly, the governor scored 19,509 votes in Kanam Local Government Area as Bida received 119 votes, while in Shendam Local Government Area, Mutfwang polled 17,208 votes against Bida’s 389 votes.
Bida, however, recorded his strongest showing in Qua’an Pan and Kanke local government areas where he secured 687 votes and 481 votes respectively.
Declaring the result, Bemse said Mutfwang satisfied all constitutional requirements of the party and emerged with the highest number of valid votes cast during the exercise.
“Therefore, Caleb Mutfwang, having satisfied the requirements of the APC constitutional guidelines and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner of the primary election and returned elected,” Bemse stated.
With the declaration, Governor Mutfwang becomes the official governorship candidate of the APC in Plateau State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
