The Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced plans to convene a crucial stakeholders’ meeting tomorrow to finalise arrangements and fix a date for the formal reception of Governor Agbu Kefas into the party.

State APC Chairman, Ibrahim El-Sudi, disclosed this over the weekend while addressing journalists in Jalingo, the state capital.

El-Sudi described Governor Kefas’s anticipated defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “a divine breakthrough” and the culmination of the APC’s 13-year effort to take control of the Taraba Government House.

“We have been yearning for this for 13 years. God has finally given us the Taraba Government House without going to the polls,” he said.

The chairman revealed that preparations were already underway for a grand reception in Jalingo to welcome the governor, which will be attended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC), and key stakeholders from across the Northeast region.

El-Sudi confirmed that Governor Kefas had held consultations with top APC figures in Abuja before concluding his defection plan.

“He has met those who matter – from the President to the national chairman. He was advised to engage with the APC structure in Taraba, and we are ready to welcome him,” he added.

The party chairman expressed optimism that Kefas’s move to the APC would deepen collaboration between the Taraba State Government and the Federal Government, fostering accelerated development in the state.

El-Sudi also assured long-time APC members that the party would remain open and democratic.

“As a democratic party, our doors are open. Anyone who wishes to contest for the governorship under the APC platform is free to do so,” he stated.