Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- Plateau State's politics has evolved far beyond the conventional Peoples Democratic Party - All Progressives Congress rivalry.

What began as a party struggle has now morphed into a deeper contest between a political godfather and his protege, with former Governor Jonah Jang and Governor Caleb Mutfwang at the centre of a rapidly shifting power equation.

Mr Mutfwang's defection from the PDP to the APC has not only realigned party structures in the state but has also ruptured a political alliance that shaped Plateau politics for over a decade.

Mr Jang, a former governor and senator, is widely seen as the figure behind Mr Mutfwang's rise.

It was under Mr Jang's political machinery that Mr Mutfwang emerged as a leading c...