2027: REVERBERATIONS OF MUTFWANG’S ENDORSEMENT

By Gyang Bere

The Latin maxim, “Vox populi, vox Dei”, “The Voice of the People is the Voice of God”, has found living expression today in Plateau State. It captures the collective will and divine force behind the resounding endorsements for the re-election of His Excellency, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, in 2027.

The sound is not only loud, but also deep, steady, and unmistakable, underscoring the true essence of democracy: the power of the people and their shared conviction on the issue at stake.

These endorsements have resonated across all three senatorial districts, transcending barriers of ethnicity, religion, and political affiliation.

Several groups have spoken with one voice on the endorsement, citing Governor Mutfwang’s inclusive and people-centred leadership as the bedrock of their support.

His visible transformative initiatives, including building rural roads that now link once-forgotten communities, extending electricity to many forgotten darkened villages, and restoring the people’s faith in government, have become the visible footprints of a leader walking his talk.

Like wildfire in harmattan, the wave of endorsements began with the Igbo Community Association in Jos. Their recognition of his transparency, accountability, and good governance lit the first torch.

From there, the wild flame spread swiftly to artisans under the Vanguard for the Voice of Reasoning, who applauded his achievements in human capital development and his efforts in rebuilding public trust.

The Middle Belt ethnic nationalities spread across many states took their turn and made a loud and deeper statement with a solemn pledge to rally round Governor Mutfwang come 2027.

The ethnic nationalities with representatives across the Middle Belt states converged in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, and passed a vote of confidence and subsequently endorsed Governor Mutfwang for a second term in office. The group found in Governor Mutfwang a true and genuine leader who has stood with them in their travails.

No governor looking backwards has been as committed to the Middle Beltan tendencies in recent years as Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang.

Soon, stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau South rose in unison. From all six local governments of the zone, their voices carried one message: Governor Mutfwang has delivered, and deserves to continue to serve.

The chorus grew louder in Plateau Central, where party leaders, after reviewing the record of the past two years, gave him a vote of confidence.

Having been satisfied with the transformative performance of the People’s Governor, a non-partisan group from the Central Senatorial District also rose with one voice and reaffirmed their support for the re-election of Governor Mutfwang in 2027.

They cited Mutfwang’s genuine intervention on road infrastructure that was abandoned for decades without even a request from the communities as a reason for their whole-hearted support for his re-election.

Most recently, the political heartbeat of the state, Plateau North, added the much-needed voice, as former Governors, Ministers, legislators, and influential stakeholders joined the caravan of endorsement.

Even those who were controversially unseated by judicial pronouncements in 2023 stood shoulder to shoulder with him, affirming that, indeed, “a child who washes his hands clean dines with elders.”

Also, councillors elected under the PDP from the 325 State electoral wards and the leadership of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Plateau State chapter from the 17 local government areas have also expressed unwavering support to deliver Governor Mutfwang for improving the standard of living of the people of Plateau State.

In a motion that was moved by the Executive Chairman of Jos North LGC, Hon. John Kyohroh Christopher, a lot of the Mutfwang administration is bringing unprecedented transformation to Jos North and the state at large.

It is on account of his outstanding performance since taking over leadership in 2023 that Jos North Local Government formally endorsed Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, for a second term in office.

Also, individuals and communities across the state have joined the bandwagon of the endorsement, expressing their kind perception of Governor Mutfwang’s administration in the last two years in office and revalidating their support for his return in 2027.

A coalition of PDP Groups from the Chugwi community in Jos South has come out in large numbers to thank the Governor for his remarkable feat and reassured him of their unreserved support ahead of his re-election.

This is reminiscent of the “Mutfwang Movement” of 2023. Back then, many doubted his ability to reclaim and rebuild Plateau, yet, with the resilience of a mountain and the overwhelming will of the people, he ascended Government House, Rayfield, and proved all doubting Thomases wrong.

Against all odds, he emerged, not by sheer luck, but by the collective spirit of Plateau citizens who believed that “when the people stand as one, no obstacle can break their resolve.”

Governor Mutfwang has certainly not disappointed. Far from taking the people’s trust for granted, he has honoured the social contract he signed with them, not on paper, but in deeds. He has invested in peace-building, healing old wounds of bitterness, and fostering unity.

He has expanded road infrastructure, built a more reliable transport system, championed affordable healthcare, driven an agricultural renaissance, promoted education, and placed Plateau firmly back on the tourism map.

All his appointments speak volumes than words. By deliberately entrusting sensitive roles to competent youth and women of proven integrity, he has not only expanded the frontiers of inclusivity but also sown seeds for a new generation of leaders.

“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” Governor Mutfwang has chosen to go far, and he is carrying the people with him.

Today, the movement for 2027 is not a mere political campaign; it is a people’s crusade, particularly the common people in rural communities. It is a current too strong to be stemmed, a tide too deep to be turned back. Its essence is continuity, not the recycling of old habits, but the consolidation of a new trajectory of growth.

The people of Plateau are determined not to let history repeat itself by truncating progress, as it happened in the past. Instead, they are guarding the foundation already laid, with the wisdom that, “you don’t throw away the water that quenched your thirst.”

The momentum is clear: Plateau is on the march towards a brighter dawn. In villages and communities across the 17 local government areas, testimonies abound: Roads built where there were none, water flowing where there was drought, health centres revived, schools restored, and farms flourishing again.

These are not promises in the wind; they are tangible realities, the very reasons why several communities line up one after another to endorse Governor Mutfwang for 2027.

Plateau citizens look back at the past two years with gratitude, embrace the present with enthusiasm, and gaze into the future with hope. They are convinced that “when the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.”

Plateau State is rising again, its light is shining brighter, and its trust in leadership is being rebuilt, stone by stone, step by step, under the stewardship of Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang.

This is more than politics. This is the people’s movement. Mutfwang is Plateau’s vision.

Dr. Bere is the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Executive Governor of Plateau State

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