An internal crisis currently rocking the fold of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Plateau State, has deepened with the defection of another party chieftain, Chief Jude Eli Dakur, to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, where he declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election.
Dakur, a former commissioner in the state, made his gubernatorial declaration on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting held at his hometown in Kerang district, Mangu Local Government Area.
He said his decision to leave the APC was driven by the need to pursue a people-oriented vision focused on inclusiveness, sincerity, and effective governance.
Dakur stated that the APC was derailing from the dreams of committed members.
Dakur’s defection from the APC is coming barely a month after another party stalwart and former governorship aspirant in the 2023 elections, Brig.-Gen. John Sura, resigned from the ruling party three months after defecting from the PDP.
Although Sura did not provide details of his resignation from the APC, political analysts believed it was not unrelated to the defection of Gov. Caleb Mutfwang to the APC.
The defection of Dakur and other party chieftains in the last three months is seen by many as an internal crisis within the APC, which could lead to an imminent implosion.