Politics
Jos North Council Endorses Governor Mutfwang for Second Term
Jos North Local Government Council has formally endorsed Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, for a second term in office, citing his remarkable achievements since assuming leadership in 2023.
The endorsement was made on Saturday at the Ornate Pavilion, Jos, during a gathering of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders, government officials, community leaders, and supporters.
Moving the motion, Executive Chairman of Jos North LGC, Hon. John Kyohroh Christopher, said Governor Mutfwang’s “Time is Now” agenda had brought unprecedented transformation to Jos North and Plateau State at large. The motion was seconded by Hajiya Jamila Gwandu and unanimously supported by attendees.
Hon. Christopher assured that the council remained fully aligned with the Governor’s vision and urged residents to sustain their support. He pointed to projects executed in Jos North, adding that citizens were determined to reward Mutfwang’s performance with stronger electoral backing in 2027.
Also speaking, Jos North PDP Chairman, Hon. Elijah Azi, commended loyalists and residents for their steadfastness, stressing that the Governor’s strides in infrastructure and governance had made him the people’s clear choice for a second term.
Deputy Chairman of the Council, Hon. Sani Kabiru Garkuwa, described the endorsement as a symbol of unity and loyalty, reflecting widespread acceptance of Mutfwang’s leadership.
Goodwill messages came from several dignitaries, including former Jos North/Bassa lawmaker, Hon. Aminu Zang; Adviser to the Governor, Da Hon. Joseph Danladi; Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Barr. Peter Nyam Gai; SEMA Executive Secretary, Hon. Sunday Abdu; Elder Sunday Gini; Hajiya Jamila Gwandu; and former Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Simon Mwadkwon. They lauded the Governor’s “impactful and far-reaching” governance, urging citizens to remain united, take part in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), and work toward a resounding PDP victory in 2027.
Speakers further argued that Mutfwang’s administration had achieved more in just over two years than the previous government did in eight.
The event also featured a solidarity walk from Polo Roundabout to Ornate Pavilion, which drew large crowds in a public show of support.
Dignitaries in attendance included Executive Chairman of Jos South LGA, Hon. Silas Patrick Dung; Commissioner for Water and Energy, Hon. Bashir Lawandi Datti; Jos North Council Secretary, Hon. Ishaya Gyang; former Plateau Assembly member, Hon. Surv. Esther Simi Dusu; Chairman of the Muslim Welfare Board, Alh. Aminu Abdullahi; and former lawmakers Hon. Yakubu Choji and Hon. Danjuma Azi, alongside elders, women leaders, youth groups, and other party loyalists.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has criticised the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi over his claim to modesty.
Wike, who spoke on Tuesday during an engagement with Rivers State youths ahead of the 2027 elections, described Obi’s practice of celebrating birthdays at Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps and buying roasted corn by the roadside as fake.
According to the minister, Obi, who served as governor of Anambra State for eight years, did not demonstrate such modesty while in office.
Wike alleged that Obi’s public display of modesty was part of a political strategy aimed at winning votes in the forthcoming presidential election.
He said, "Make him the president of social media so that he can be going to IDP camps, so that he will be buying corn on the road then you will say oh! Very humble. Humble where?
"It's fake. Who are you going to deceive? When you were a governor, you didn't go to the IDP camp to do your birthday, you didn't go to buy fuel by yourself, all of a sudden, just because you want to be president you are now going. Who are you going to deceive?"
The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said that northerners are angry with President Bola Tinubu because he has failed to fulfil his promises to Nigerians.
Baba-Ahmed said the dissatisfaction with Tinubu’s administration was not peculiar to the North, stressing that Nigerians across the country were unhappy with the President for failing to address the problems he promised to tackle.
He stated this while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday.
According to him, the anger against Tinubu stems from the perception that the President is not listening to Nigerians and has failed to deliver on his campaign promises.
“It's nothing to do with being northern at all. There are a lot of elite, there are a lot of Nigerians who are angry with Tinubu because he's not listening to anybody,” he said.
He added that northerners were not angry with the President simply because he had failed to listen to them, but because they shared the same concerns as other Nigerians over his administration's performance.
“I can tell you, the North is not angry with Tinubu because he's not listening to them. The North is angry with Tinubu like other Nigerians are angry with Tinubu because he came here on the promise to fix a lot of the things that are wrong, and he didn't,” Baba-Ahmed said.
His comments come amid growing political discussions ahead of the 2027 general election, with opposition figures and political stakeholders assessing the performance of the Tinubu administration and its implications for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
DAILY POST reports that the 2027 presidential election is expected to be a major test of public support for Tinubu, who is seeking to consolidate his administration's political position amid criticism over economic hardship and other national challenges.
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