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Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang (INEC: Mutfwang Caleb Manasseh) is the Governor of Plateau State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, with Deputy Governor Josephine Piyo as running mate, for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). A lawyer, born on 12 March 1965, he studied law at the University of Jos and was called to the Nigerian Bar on 14 December…
Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang (INEC: Mutfwang Caleb Manasseh) is the Governor of Plateau State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, with Deputy Governor Josephine Piyo as running mate, for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). A lawyer, born on 12 March 1965, he studied law at the University of Jos and was called to the Nigerian Bar on 14 December 1989; Vanguard's biography has him in practice in Kaduna from 1990 and running his own firm from 1996, and he was elected chairman of Mangu Local Government Area in the 25 February 2014 council elections, serving until Governor Simon Lalong dissolved the councils on 6 July 2015. He won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary on 25 May 2022 with 252 votes and chose Josephine Piyo as running mate. The ticket was declared winner of the 18 March 2023 election with 525,299 votes against 481,370 for the APC's Nentawe Yilwatda. The tribunal upheld the result on 22 September 2023; the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullified it on 19 November 2023, holding that he was not validly sponsored by the PDP; and on 12 January 2024 the Supreme Court set that judgment aside and affirmed his election. On 29 December 2025 he resigned from the PDP by letter, after the APC's national chairman had announced on 18 December that he had joined; he received his APC membership card on 2 January 2026 and was received at a ceremony in Jos on 27 January. He won the APC primary on 21 May 2026 with 233,335 votes against 3,070 for retired Commodore Yilchini Jan Bida, who rejected the result and asked the party to investigate (Daily Post, 23 May 2026).
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Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang was born on 12 Mar 1965.
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Secondary school education (graduated 1982)
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LLB (Hons) · Law
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Barrister-at-Law (called to the Bar 14 December 1989) · Law
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Peoples Democratic Party · Mangu · Plateau
Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission council elections of 25 February 2014 (Premium Times, 26 February 2014); the win and the 3 March 2014 swearing-in come from The Sun (19 February 2023), a piece on his behalf. Votes not found. Vanguard's biography adds that he won all but two polling units by over 70,000 votes (not verified).
Mangu · Plateau
Reason recorded for departure: Dissolved.
Peoples Democratic Party · Plateau
PDP governorship primary, Langfield event centre, Jos, Wednesday 25 May 2022 (day derived from Vanguard's report of 27 May saying "on Wednesday", result announced early Thursday 26 May by panel chairman Bode Ogunmola). Mutfwang 252 votes; Kefas Ropshik 113, Dapal Alfred Ali 92, Dauda Wuritka Gotring 88, Jonathan Akuns 16, others fewer; four aspirants had stepped down. Josephine…
PDP governorship primary, Langfield event centre, Jos, Wednesday 25 May 2022 (day derived from Vanguard's report of 27 May saying "on Wednesday", result announced early Thursday 26 May by panel chairman Bode Ogunmola). Mutfwang 252 votes; Kefas Ropshik 113, Dapal Alfred Ali 92, Dauda Wuritka Gotring 88, Jonathan Akuns 16, others fewer; four aspirants had stepped down. Josephine Piyo was named his running mate on 21 June 2022.
Peoples Democratic Party · Plateau
Running mate: Josephine Piyo. Declared winner by INEC on Monday 20 March 2023 with 525,299 votes; Nentawe Yilwatda (APC) 481,370, Patrick Dakum (LP) 60,310 (total valid votes not found, so no percentage). Certificate of return 30 March 2023; sworn in 29 May 2023. Petition by the APC and Yilwatda: tribunal dismissed it 22 September 2023, Court of Appeal (Abuja) nullified the…
Running mate: Josephine Piyo. Declared winner by INEC on Monday 20 March 2023 with 525,299 votes; Nentawe Yilwatda (APC) 481,370, Patrick Dakum (LP) 60,310 (total valid votes not found, so no percentage). Certificate of return 30 March 2023; sworn in 29 May 2023. Petition by the APC and Yilwatda: tribunal dismissed it 22 September 2023, Court of Appeal (Abuja) nullified the election 19 November 2023, Supreme Court restored it 12 January 2024 (see legal records).
Plateau
APC and Nentawe Yilwatda petition against the 2023 election of Caleb Mutfwang as Plateau governor: affirmed by the Supreme Court on 12 January 2024
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The APC and its candidate Nentawe Yilwatda challenged the 18 March 2023 result. The Plateau Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Jos dismissed the petition on 22 September 2023, holding that nomination and sponsorship of a candidate is a pre-election matter. The Court of Appeal, Abuja division (three-member panel led by Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu), allowed the appeal on Sunday 19 November 2023, held that he was not a validly sponsored PDP candidate and ordered INEC to issue the certificate of return to Yilwatda. On Friday…
The APC and its candidate Nentawe Yilwatda challenged the 18 March 2023 result. The Plateau Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Jos dismissed the petition on 22 September 2023, holding that nomination and sponsorship of a candidate is a pre-election matter. The Court of Appeal, Abuja division (three-member panel led by Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu), allowed the appeal on Sunday 19 November 2023, held that he was not a validly sponsored PDP candidate and ordered INEC to issue the certificate of return to Yilwatda. On Friday 12 January 2024 the Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, set that order aside, held that a party's primary is its internal affair, and upheld his election; he remained in office throughout. Separate court decisions on the elections of PDP lawmakers in Plateau are not part of this record.
The APC and its candidate Nentawe Yilwatda challenged the 18 March 2023 result. The Plateau Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Jos dismissed the petition on 22 September 2023, holding that nomination and sponsorship of a candidate is a pre-election matter. The Court of Appeal, Abuja division (three-member panel led by Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu), allowed the appeal on Sunday 19 November 2023, held that he was not a validly sponsored PDP candidate and ordered…
The APC and its candidate Nentawe Yilwatda challenged the 18 March 2023 result. The Plateau Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Jos dismissed the petition on 22 September 2023, holding that nomination and sponsorship of a candidate is a pre-election matter. The Court of Appeal, Abuja division (three-member panel led by Justice Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu), allowed the appeal on Sunday 19 November 2023, held that he was not a validly sponsored PDP candidate and ordered INEC to issue the certificate of return to Yilwatda. On Friday 12 January 2024 the Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, set that order aside, held that a party's primary is its internal affair, and upheld his election; he remained in office throughout. Separate court decisions on the elections of PDP lawmakers in Plateau are not part of this record.
Media-house award announced by LEADERSHIP on 1 September 2026; the citation praises infrastructure renewal, security, transport and SME support. Ceremony date not found.
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APC national chairman Nentawe Yilwatda announced on 18 December 2025 that he had joined, before his PDP resignation letter of 29 December; he received his APC membership card at Government House, Jos on Friday 2 January 2026 and was formally received at a Jos ceremony on 27 January 2026 (Vice President Kashim Shettima present). Date used: 2026-01-02.
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All Progressives Congress · Plateau
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Plateau State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 5; INEC name: MUTFWANG CALEB MANASSEH; age 61; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): CERTICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION LLB (Hon); running mate: Piyo Josephine Chundung · Primary: Plateau APC governorship primary, certified by returning officer Fidelis Mnyim…
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Plateau State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 5; INEC name: MUTFWANG CALEB MANASSEH; age 61; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): CERTICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION LLB (Hon); running mate: Piyo Josephine Chundung · Primary: Plateau APC governorship primary, certified by returning officer Fidelis Mnyim as held on 21 May 2026 (a Thursday; Punch says "on Wednesday", but Leadership quotes the certification and a 20 May report says it was "scheduled for Thursday"). Declared Friday night 22 May 2026 at the state APC secretariat, Jos: Mutfwang 233,335 votes, Commodore Yilchini Jan Bida (rtd) 3,070, with 236,405 votes cast of 240,832 registered voters, and a win in all 17 LGAs. Bida rejected the result on 23 May 2026 and asked the APC national working committee to investigate. Running mate: Deputy Governor Josephine Piyo. INEC reading checked on the rendered PDF (2026-10-10, pdftotext -bbox): name MUTFWANG CALEB MANASSEH (MUTFWANG CALEB / MANASSEH) and qualifications CERTICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION, GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, LLB (Hon) sit in the correct person's cells; Premium Times (12 Oct 2026) and BusinessDay (13 Oct 2026) read the list the same way.
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Elected Governor of Plateau on the PDP ticket in 2023 (and PDP governorship candidate from the 25 May 2022 primary); resigned by a letter dated 29 December 2025 to the ward chairman of Ampang West Ward, Mangu LGA, received on 30 December 2025. Date he joined the PDP not found.
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As Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang presides over Plateau State's public finances.
Plateau State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦817,509,689,432 (about ₦817.5B).
Plateau State budget 2026Plateau State received ₦110,412,180,418 (about ₦110.4B) in FAAC federal allocations between January and July 2026.
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