Nigeria, Nov. 16 -- The Taraba State Governor, Agbo Kefas, says he will formally defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, 19 November.

Mr Kefas disclosed this on Saturday while speaking with journalists during an inspection tour of renovation works at the Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo.

He said his decision to dump the PDP was motivated by what he described as the need to secure Taraba's future, insisting it was not driven by personal political ambition.

"On the 19th of November, I will officially transition from the PDP to the APC. This movement is about the destiny of the people of Taraba, and we are expecting many visitors for the ceremony," the governor said.

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