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Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State on Sunday received his All Progressives Congress, APC, membership card, marking his official registration with the party.
The membership card was presented to the governor by the Chairman of the APC Hospital Ward in Wukari Local Government Area, Umaru Tanko, during a brief ceremony at the TY Danjuma House in Jalingo.
Speaking after receiving the card, Kefas said his registration in the APC had officially validated his status as a member of the party, thereby enabling him to participate fully in all party activities.
He disclosed that the official defection ceremony, which was earlier postponed, would be rescheduled and held in the near future.
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Presenting the card, Tanko described the governor as a bonafide member of the APC and expressed the party’s satisfaction in formally welcoming him into its fold.
The Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Barrister Zainab Usman Jalingo, also confirmed that Governor Kefas is now a full-fledged member of the APC in Taraba State.
With his formal registration in the APC, Kefas has now assumed leadership of the party in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Osun State has stated that it was not notified of any governorship primary conducted by a faction of the Accord Party, following reports of a parallel exercise held on Sunday.
The disputed primary reportedly took place in Osogbo, the state capital, where a faction announced Bamigbola Clement as its candidate for the August 8, 2026, governorship election. Bamigbola, presented as the sole aspirant, confirmed his emergence, saying he was selected through a consensus process.
However, INEC’s Public Relations Officer in the state, Musa Olurode, said the commission was unaware of such an exercise. He explained that INEC only monitored the officially recognised Accord Party primary conducted earlier and has since submitted its report.
