Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State will meet on Tuesday, November 4, to finalize arrangements for the much anticipated defection of governor Agbu Kefas from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling APC.
The state chairman of the APC, Ibrahim El-Sudi, confirmed the development in an interview with our correspondent over the weekend. He described the governor’s planned defection as “a divine breakthrough” for the party, which has long sought to capture power in Taraba State.
“We have been yearning for this for 13 years. God has finally given us Taraba Government House without going to the polls,” El-Sudi said.
According to him, preparations are ongoing for a grand reception in Jalingo to formally welcome the governor into the party. The event, he said, will be attended by President Bola Tinubu, members of the APC National Working Committee, and key stakeholders from across the North-East region.
El-Sudi disclosed that Governor Kefas had already held discussions with top APC leaders in Abuja including the president and the national chairman, before deciding to defect.
“He has met those who matter, from the president to the national chairman. He was advised to engage with the APC structure in Taraba, and we are ready to welcome him,” he added.
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The APC chairman expressed optimism that the governor’s defection would foster stronger cooperation between the state and federal governments, paving the way for faster development in Taraba.
He also assured long-standing members of the APC that they would not be marginalized despite the high-profile defection, emphasizing that the party remains open to internal competition.
“As a democratic party, our doors are open. Anyone who wishes to contest for the governorship under the APC platform is free to do so,” El-Sudi said.
Governor Kefas’s defection has been widely anticipated and is expected to reshape the political landscape in Taraba, a state that has remained a stronghold of the PDP since 1999.
If finalized, Kefas’s move to the APC, as observed by The Trumpet, would mark one of the most significant political realignments in Taraba’s recent history a development analysts believe could bolster the party’s influence in the North-East while testing its internal cohesion as old and new members adjust to the shifting political terrain.
