The 2027 governorship candidate on the platform of the Tanimu Turaki faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State, Sunday Garba Biggs, has blasted Governor Caleb Mutfwang over his performance in the last three years.
Biggs, a retired permanent secretary in the state civil service, who was reacting to Mutfwang’s third-year anniversary on Sunday, said the governor failed to provide the kind of leadership the people of the state expected of him and did not deserve a second term in 2027.
In a statement issued on Sunday by his media team, Biggs, who is also from Mangu Local Government Area where Mutfwang hails from, said that though the governor is his kinsman, he will not shy away from pointing out his failure in addressing pressing issues affecting the state.
Biggs stated that the state deserved stronger leadership capable of addressing insecurity, economic hardship, and underdevelopment, lamenting that Plateau residents had high expectations from the Mutfwang administration because the governor’s emergence was a collective effort by citizens across ethnic and religious divides but according to him, the current realities in the state indicate that many residents are dissatisfied with the performance of the government.
“The people of Plateau State were joyful when they elected him as governor,” Biggs said in the statement.
“Yes, he is my kinsman, but what is his performance in office? The reality on the ground shows that the people are not happy with his performance.
“Plateau is bigger than any individual. Leadership is about responsibility, not sentiment or personal attachment,” he said.
He added that no political office holder, no matter how highly placed, should remain in power without performance, irrespective of where the person comes from.
Biggs also lamented that despite Mangu being the LGA that produced the governor, the council has not benefited from the present administration as there is no meaningful development and a visible impact in the council.
According to Biggs, the next leader from the area must demonstrate competence and capacity rather than rely on ethnic or political sentiments.
“This is not about kinship. It is about the pedigree and capacity of the individual to perform,” he stressed.
