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PDP Deputy National Chairman, Babayo Gamawa, defects to APC 24 hours after his suspension

by Damilare Aanu
January 9, 2019
in Politics
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Barely 24 hours after he was suspended from the party, the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the PDP, Senator Babayo Gamawa, has announced his defection to the ruling  to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Gamawa was suspended by the opposition party for ”dereliction of duty and anti-party activities”.

Upon his suspendsion, Gamawa paid a visit to President Buhari in the state house Abuja and afterwards, announced his defection to the party.

Senator Babayo Gamawa

 

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According to him, his defection is for him to be able to align himself with the developmental efforts of President Buhari.

While berating his former party for failing to avail him a fair hearing, Gamawa described his suspension as an action the PDP would live to regret.

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