“Why Gemade left PDP again”

INDICATION emerged yesterday the reason for Senator Barnabas Gemade defection to Social Democratic Party (SDP).

It was reliably gathered that Senator Gemade had canvassed 40 percent party structure on his return to PDP.

But at the time the party elders in the state ceded positions while handing over the party to governor Ortom a few weeks ago, Gemade was said to have lost out completely.

He was to battle with the former governor of the state, Gabriel Suswam who is said to be in the firm grip of the party structure of the North East senatorial district.

This was said to have informed the former national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party to defect to SDP where he was said to have picked the party nomination form last weekend.

Though Gemade had picked PDP form the party in the state said that the senator did not submit any form to the party.

It would be recalled that Gemade started off with the PDP but defected to APC in 2015 and a few weeks ago, he returned to PDP.

Gemade is expected to submit the nomination form to the party, (SDP) today.

Former publicity secretary of SDP, Philip Wuhe told the TribuneOnline yesterday that the senator would be submitting his senatorial form in Abuja on Tuesday.

“Gemade will be submitting his nomination and expression of intent forms to the party tomorrow (Tuesday).

Wuhe added that the senator has two other aspirants to contend with in the party, Senator Joseph Akargerger and Torgem Malu for the soul of the senatorial district.

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Gemade legislative aide, Alaga Udu had a few weeks ago told the TribuneOnline that Gemade was not planning to defect from PDP, saying, ‘as am talking to you now, Gemade has picked his form today.’

Reacting to the defection of Gemade, the publicity secretary of PDP in the state, Bemgba Iortyom said that the party was not aware of the senator had left the party.

“Am not aware if Senator Gemade has left the party”, adding, ‘ I don’t know if he picks the party form because aside the state assembly form which was bought here, others picked there form from Abuja but they were asked to submit their forms to the state but Gemade did not submit the form here”, Iortyom said.