Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has said President Bola Tinubu took office at a point when Nigeria was close to breaking down, according to Channels Television. Mutfwang made the remark while crediting the President with stepping in to steady the country.
The governor also argued that the current administration is settling obligations created by earlier crude oil arrangements. According to Punch Newspapers, Mutfwang said the previous government under Muhammadu Buhari sold future crude, and that Tinubu is now paying off that debt.
Vanguard News reported the governor's position in similar terms, describing his claim that Tinubu inherited a nation on the verge of collapse. Channels Television carried the same assessment in its own report.
The comments come as Mutfwang moves into campaign mode. Premium Times Nigeria reports that he has inaugurated an APC campaign council in Plateau ahead of the 2027 elections, putting the governor at the centre of his party's push in the state.
Coverage of the governor's remarks also appeared in Hausa-language reporting, with Legit News publishing an account of how Buhari handed power to Tinubu.
What to watch next: whether other APC figures repeat the governor's framing of the handover, and how opposition parties in Plateau respond as the 2027 campaign gets underway.
