Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has confirmed that he has met with President Bola Tinubu and received his approval to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Kefas said the President had formally handed him over to Nentawe Yilwatda, the APC national chairman, adding that preparations were in top gear for his official unveiling as a member of the ruling party in Taraba.
The governor disclosed this during an expanded meeting with Taraba APC youth stakeholders led by Comrade Abubakar Gembo in Abuja.
Gembo, who spoke after the meeting, said the youths had expressed readiness to receive the governor into the party, describing his planned defection as a “boost” for the APC in the state.
“Governor Kefas called us to inform us of his readiness to join our great party, the APC. He told us he had met with President Tinubu, who received him and handed him over to the national chairman,” Gembo said.
According to him, the governor assured the youths of inclusiveness in his administration, a commitment he said had been demonstrated even during his time in the PDP.
Read also: Taraba: Kefas signs ₦143.4bn supplementary budget into law
Also speaking, Idris Ayuba, chairman of the APC Youth Vanguard, Taraba State chapter, confirmed that the governor’s defection had been “perfected” at the national level and was only awaiting formal reception by stakeholders at the ward, local government, and state levels.
Ayuba urged party members and youths in the state to support Kefas, describing him as a youth-friendly leader whose policies have consistently focused on empowerment and inclusion.
Kefas was elected governor in 2023 on the platform of the PDP, which has governed Taraba since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.
