Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, recorded a landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary by polling an unprecedented 233,335 votes to defeat his challenger, Yilchini Jan Bida, who garnered 3,070 votes across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state.
The result which was officially announced on Friday night at the State APC Secretariat in Jos by the Chairman of the APC Committee for the Plateau State House of Assembly and Governorship Primary Election, Fidelis Mnyim Bemse, showed that Mutfwang defeated Bida in all the wards and units across the state.
According to Bemse, the primary election recorded a total of 240,832 registered voters with 236,405 votes cast during the exercise.
The returning officer noted that the sitting governor recorded overwhelming victories in several local government areas including his Mangu which is his home council, Jos North, Kanke where Bida hails from, Kanam, Jos South, Shendam, Langtang North and Wase.
Giving a further breakdown of the primary election results, Bemse said Mutfwang secured 26,652 votes against Bida’s 68 votes in
Jos North LGA, while in Mangu LGA, he polled 28,095 votes compared to Bida’s 46 votes.
Similarly, the governor scored 19,509 votes in Kanam LGA asa against Bida’s 119 votes, while in Shendam LGA, Mutfwang polled 17,208 votes while Bida got 389 votes.
The retired Naval officer however, recorded his strongest showing in Qua’an Pan and Kanke LGAs where he secured 687 votes and 481 votes respectively.
While declaring the final result, Bemse said Mutfwang had satisfied all constitutional requirements of the party and emerged with the highest number of valid votes cast during the exercise.
“Therefore, Caleb Mutfwang, having satisfied the requirements of the APC constitutional guidelines and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner of the primary election and returned elected,” the returning officer announced.
With the announcement, Gov. Mutfwang becomes the official governorship candidate of the APC in Plateau State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
See the complete breakdown of results below:
Mangu:
Mutfwang 28,095
Yilchini Bida 46
Jos North:
Mutfwang 26,652
Yilchini Bida 68
Jos South:
Mutfwang 16,182
Yilchini Jan Bida 83
Jos East:
Mutfwang 6,787
Yilchini Bida 23
Mikang:
Mutfwang 7,386
Yilchini Bida 102
Kanam:
Mutfwang 19,595
Yilchini Bida 119
Kanke:
Gov. Mutfwang 9,194
Yilchini Bida 481
Barkin Ladi:
Mutfwang 10,920
Yilchini Bida 48
Langtang North:
Mutfwang 14,285
Yilchini Bida 79
Langtang South:
Mutfwang 8,990
Yilchini Bida 276
Riyom:
Mutfwang 9,184
Yilchini Bida 17
Bokkos:
Gov. Mutfwang 11,225
Yilchini Bida 200
Shendam:
Mutfwang 17,208
Yilchini Bida 389
Bassa:
Mutfwang 10,573
Yilchini Bida 89
Quan Pan:
Mutfwang 11,435
Yilchini Bida 687
Wase:
Mutfwang 12,574
Yilchini Bida 59
Pankshin:
Mutfwang 13,050
Yilchini Bida 304
Total:
Caleb Mutfwang 233,335
Yilchini Bida 3,070