Plateau Minorities Cry Foul Over APC’s 2027 Power Math

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Jos, Plateau State – The Plateau North Equity Project (PNEP), a coalition representing minority ethnic groups in Plateau North Senatorial District, has leveled serious accusations against the All Progressives Congress (APC), alleging a systematic marginalization of its most loyal voting blocs. The group warns that the party’s lopsided power-sharing arrangement which it says consolidates key political offices within a single ethnic group could unravel the APC’s electoral prospects in the region ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Speaking at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Jos, coalition leaders voiced deep frustration over the party’s zoning formula, arguing that the APC has abandoned the principles of fairness and inclusivity that originally attracted minority communities to its fold.

According to PNEP, minority ethnic nationalities in Plateau North have served as the electoral backbone of the APC since its inception in 2014, often delivering votes despite enduring negative perceptions of the party and navigating formidable political headwinds.

"For many of us in Plateau North, the APC was more than a party it was a beacon of equity, justice, and hope for the marginalized," the group’s spokesperson stated. "But today, those who built this house are being locked out of the rooms they helped furnish."

The coalition specifically cited the zoning of the APC State Chairman position to Plateau North as a missed opportunity. PNEP claims that despite advocating for a qualified minority candidate to fill the role, party leaders ignored their appeals a pattern they say is repeating with alarming frequency.

PNEP raised the alarm that if current trends persist, a single dominant ethnic group could concurrently hold the offices of Deputy Governor, Senator for Plateau North, State Party Chairman, and two of the three House of Representatives seats under the APC platform in the zone.

"That is not power-sharing; that is power-hoarding," the group said. "It is a direct contradiction of the justice and inclusion we were promised. The minority communities have been reduced to spectators in a game we funded and built."

The coalition also took aim at recent assurances made by Governor Caleb Mutfwang following his defection from the PDP to the APC. While party members welcomed his pledge to "add value" rather than take over the party structure, PNEP argues that recent developments betray that commitment.

"Nothing is more demoralizing than watching those who promised to add value now orchestrate the exclusion of the very communities that sustained the APC through thick and thin," the spokesperson lamented.

PNEP warned that the party’s refusal to correct this imbalance could have severe electoral consequences.

"As the APC strategizes for 2027, it must face a hard truth: Can a party truly win when its most loyal foot soldiers are treated as expendable?" the coalition asked. "The goose that lays the golden egg cannot be left to starve and still be expected to produce."

The group reaffirmed its commitment to peaceful advocacy and constructive engagement, but made it clear that silence is no longer an option.

"We will not be silenced. We will not be erased. And we will hold our leaders accountable not with violence, but with our voices and our votes."