The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bauchi State, Alhaji Hamza Akuyam, has described the defection of the party’ s former Deputy National Chairman, Babayo Gamawa , to the All Progressives Congress as an exit of a “ betrayer and a serial loser . ”
Gamawa, who hails from Bauchi State , was suspended by the PDP for alleged anti – party activities late Monday night .
He defected to the ruling APC on Tuesday .
Akuyam, in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday in Bauchi, said the party was happy that a “ betrayer ” had left.
“ His action has portrayed him to be a betrayer , that is all . The Bauchi State chapter of the PDP will not say it has lost a great man , but we have lost a betrayer ,” he said .
The party’ s chairman said the exit of one person was painful “ but if he said we will regret it , we will wait and see . ”
He said defection from one political party to the other was normal in politics , pointing out that there were people who could not stay outside of government.
According to him , with the calibre of the former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP defecting to the APC, it showed that he was ungrateful or uncomfortable being in the party or “ it was inferiority complex that he couldn ’t hold that office.”
He said Gamawa ’s action confirmed the allegation of his anti- party activities .
He added , “ He has proven the rumour of his anti -party activities to be true .
“ Seeing him with the President has confirmed whatever suspicion the PDP had against him to be true.
“ You cannot suspend somebody and the following day you see him with the President , is it possible ?
“ He was suspended around 11pm and the next morning, he was already at the Villa. Is it possible for such to happen if he had not had an issue of anti- party activities before ?”
