The Special Adviser to the Taraba State Governor on Political Matters and Special Duties, Josiah Kente, has confirmed growing momentum behind calls for Governor Agbu Kefas to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), a move he described as strategic for the state’s development.
In a statement released in Jalingo on Tuesday, Kente said the governor’s potential defection to the ruling party at the national level would not be for personal or partisan gain, but to ensure Taraba’s “full participation in national growth and access to federal opportunities.”
“This call is not rooted in political ambition but in the collective desire of Tarabans for inclusive progress, infrastructural renewal, and national integration,” Kente stated.
He explained that Governor Kefas’s record in education, healthcare, and infrastructure had positioned the state for greater collaboration with the Federal Government.
Aligning with the APC, he said, would unlock new opportunities for federal projects, security partnerships, and international development interventions.
“With the Governor’s alignment with the ruling party, Taraba can expect an increased federal presence, in areas such as roads, bridges, hospitals, and power projects, which are often concentrated in states with stronger ties to the centre,” Kente added.
The adviser lauded Kefas’s leadership since assuming office, describing him as a visionary whose “Moving Forward” agenda could deliver even greater results through synergy with Abuja.
He called on political stakeholders, youth organisations, and community leaders across Taraba to support what he termed “a realignment for growth and prosperity.”
Governor Agbu Kefas, who was elected on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform in 2023, has so far led a government focused on education reforms, healthcare expansion, and infrastructure renewal.
His possible defection to the APC would mark a historic political shift in Taraba, long regarded as a PDP stronghold since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.
Several individuals and groups have in recent months urged the governor to switch allegiance to the APC to attract more federal attention and investment to the state.
