Obi’s Votes In Plateau Were From PDP Members – Gov Candidate

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, on Tuesday claimed that 80 per cent of the people that voted for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi in the state are members of the PDP.

Mutfwang stated this during an interview on Channels on TV on Tuesday.

According to Mutfwang, the people of Plateau State preferred Obi as their presidential candidate, but want PDP for the governorship seat.

Recall that Obi defeated the presidential candidate of the PDP and All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

The people of Plateau State voted for Obi despite being led by an APC governor, Simon Lalong, who is the Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.

Mutfwang, however, stated that the movement for LP in the state was about Obi as a person and not LP as a party.

He said, “80 per cent of the people who voted for Peter Obi are members of the PDP. After that, they are reverting to the status quo because they only went after Mr Peter Obi because they believed in him. I can assure you that the people of Plateau State believe in us and will vote for us.

“The Peter Obi phenomenon was an expression of anger with the failure of governance, nationally. People truly want change and many people found expression in the candidature of Mr Peter Obi but beyond that, local dynamics come into play.

“With due respect, the Labour Party does not exist on the Plateau. It was a movement gathered around Mr Obi and some people tried to take advantage of that movement to key in but the National Assembly election proved which party is on the ground and which party the people prefer.”

He claimed that LP does not stand a chance against the PDP in the March 11 governorship poll.

Mutfwang said, “The contest for the governorship If I will bring any other party to contention, it will be the APC, not the Labour Party.”