{"id":195379,"date":"2026-02-19T12:42:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:44:36","slug":"nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas","title":{"rendered":"Nobody gave me money to join APC \u2013 Taraba Gov, Kefas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Agbu Kefas Taraba State Governor, has dismissed allegations that he collected bribe which influenced his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>Kefas spoke to State House correspondents on Wednesday after his first meeting with Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, since his formal defection.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that his switch to the APC was driven by personal conviction and the broader interest of Taraba State rather than monetary gain.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cMy decision was based on what is best for Taraba State and its future. Nobody gave me money to defect to the APC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further explained that the decision followed why he calls \u201ca carefully considered step to improve cooperation and development outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the upcoming 2027 election, Kefas expressed confidence that he will deliver Taraba State to President Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have done all our mapping, our planning, and I\u2019m on the ground, and I have the people. The people have me, and I\u2019ve always told them I have no business being in government than for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I have already won the mandate of the local, and I don\u2019t think delivering Mr President and myself will be a difficult job. Taraba is for him, and he\u2019s going to get nothing less than 100 per cent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He attributed this optimism to ongoing grassroots projects and policies that he said have strengthened public trust in his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Kefas added that his meeting with the president focused on key issues affecting residents of the state, including security, agriculture and social welfare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the first time meeting with Mr President. But since my movement to the ruling party, I\u2019ve not seen Mr President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I decided to come and see him and discuss some strategic issues concerning security, concerning the welfare of the people of Taraba State, and also support for Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He described the engagement as productive and said it would enhance collaboration between Taraba State and the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also called on residents to promote peace and unity, noting the coincidence of the Christian Lenten season and the Muslim Ramadan period.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the moment presents an opportunity for prayers and a renewed collective commitment to national development.<\/p>\n<p>It can be recalled that Agbu Kefas, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023, had initially planned to defect to the All Progressives Congress on November 19, 2025 later rescheduled and took place on January 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Agbu Kefas Taraba State Governor, has dismissed allegations that he collected bribe which influenced his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kefas spoke to State House correspondents on Wednesday after his first meeting with Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, since his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":195378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-195379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nobody gave me money to join APC \u2013 Taraba Gov, Kefas - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Agbu Kefas Taraba State Governor, has dismissed allegations that he collected bribe which influenced his decision to def ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nobody gave me money to join APC \u2013 Taraba Gov, Kefas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Agbu Kefas Taraba State Governor, has dismissed allegations that he collected bribe which influenced his decision to def ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-19T11:42:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-19T12:44:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771505040.869367.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nobody gave me money to join APC \u2013 Taraba Gov, Kefas\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-19T11:42:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-19T12:44:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas\"},\"wordCount\":439,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1771505040.869367.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nobody-gave-me-money-to-join-apc-taraba-gov-kefas\",\"name\":\"Nobody gave me money to join APC \u2013 Taraba Gov, Kefas - 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