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Plateau APC youths must face political reality


November 21, 2025

By Ayuba Doekyil 

This morning, it is important to address a minor but recurring issue in Plateau’s political space, the constant agitation by some APC youths who insist that Governor Caleb Mutfwang must not defect to the APC. 

Their position, honestly, is nothing but rhetoric. It either shows a lack of understanding of how politics works in Nigeria or a deliberate attempt to make caricature of themselves.

The truth is simple, politics is about interest, alignment, and the pursuit of advantage. And anyone following recent developments knows that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the First Lady have been making sustained efforts to woo Governor Mutfwang into the ruling APC. 

This is not speculation, it is an established fact within political circles. 

Meetings have been held. Signals have been sent. The presidency has openly shown its admiration for the governor’s performance in Plateau State. 

It is also clear that the governor himself has maintained a strategic silence, the type that usually precedes a political move.

If the president wants the governor, and if the governor eventually decides to join, which many observers believe is only a matter of time, then the so-called “ranting merchants” have no power to stop it. 

This is the reality of Nigerian politics. Party structures respond to the centre. Influence flows from national leadership. And when the presidency is determined, internal protests from a few youths cannot overturn national-level political calculations.

What Plateau APC youths should be doing now is positioning themselves for the new political order that may emerge if the governor joins their party. 

Politics rewards those who understand timing, not those who shout without strategy. 

If Governor Mutfwang defects, they will simply have to accept it, adapt to it, or step aside. Those are the only options.

In the end, politics is not driven by noise. It is driven by interest, negotiation, and alignment. 

The facts are already on the table, the presidency wants him, the ground is being prepared, and the rest is only a matter of when, not if.

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Ayuba Doekyil is an independent journalist and a public affairs commentator

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