Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, on Sunday, officially registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), formalising his move to the ruling party.
He was registered by the APC Hospital Ward executive at the Government House in Jalingo, the state capital.
Speaking after his registration and the presentation of his membership card, the governor explained that although he had earlier announced the suspension of his official defection ceremony, initially scheduled for November 19, in solidarity with the abducted schoolgirls.
He nonetheless decided to complete the necessary process to enable him to fully assume responsibility for party activities in the state.
The Governor’s registration marks the formal completion of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the platform on which he won the 2023 governorship election.
His decision has generated widespread reactions across the state and beyond, with supporters describing it as a strategic alignment with the ruling party at the federal level.
Governor Kefas completed his APC registration at his ward, fulfilling the party’s constitutional requirements ahead of a planned formal reception by the APC leadership.
The APC leadership has welcomed the governor’s move, describing it as a boost to the party’s structure and electoral prospects, while opposition figures have cautioned against the growing trend of defections by sitting governors.
