By Mark Johnson.
60: 40 Power-Sharing Rift Escalates: Festus Fwanter Hits Back at Governor Mutfwang Over comment…
A fiery political row has erupted in Plateau State following a sharp exchange between Governor Caleb Mutfwang and Hon. Festus Fwanter, a former commissioner under the Simon Bako Lalong administration and former Assistant National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The controversy centers on an alleged 60:40 power-sharing agreement between legacy APC members and the political team that joined the party alongside Governor Mutfwang following his transition from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Governor Mutfwang firmly denied the existence of any such deal during the recent swearing-in ceremony of new commissioners at the Government House in Jos. Dismissing the reports as entirely baseless, the governor stated: “I did not do so. Let the matter be settled once and for all: it never happened, it has not happened, and it will not happen.”
However, taking to his official Facebook page to respond to the governor’s public denial, Hon. Festus Fwanter fired back with a cryptic yet pointed warning, writing:
“Common sense may not be common, but if no promises were made, then no promises will be kept.”
Fwanter’s counter-statement has triggered widespread debate across social media platforms, drawing mixed reactions from political observers and party stakeholders VPN qualitative analysis suggest that:
Supporters of the APC structure contend that political alliances must honor foundational agreements, warning that disregarding initial terms risks weakening intra-party cohesion.
Mutfwang’s loyalists argue that the governor holds the executive prerogative to appoint his team without being bound by unverified power-sharing formulas.
Neutral onlookers and opposition figures have openly mocked the public fallout, describing the friction as an inevitable clash of political interests within the expanded APC fold.
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