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Former Deputy National Chairman Of PDP, Babayo Gamawa Dies At 53

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Babayo Gamawa, a former deputy national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has passed away.

Isa Gadau, his spokesperson, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in a telephone interview that Gamawa died on Friday, June 14, 2019, in Bauchi,  after a brief illness.

“He complained of slight stomach ache and was taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH, Bauchi, where he was admitted and later passed away.

“I am now heading to his house,” Gadau said.

It would be recalled that Sen. Gamawa defected to the ruling APC prior to the 2019 general elections.

Babayo Gamawa, Muhammadu Buhari
Gamawa (left) visited President Muhammadu Buhari alongside the then Governor M.A. Abubakar and other party stalwarts on January 8, 2019, following his defection from PDP to APC.

Born on February 2, 1966, he attended the University of Jos, where he obtained a National Certificate in Purchasing and Supply.

He had served as the Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly and later Deputy Governor following the impeachment of the then Deputy Governor, late Alhaji Mohammed  Gadi.

In 2011, he was elected Senator under the platform of the PDP in  the 7th National Assembly; where he served as the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation and a member of the Land Transport Committee.

He is married with children.

His burial arrangement is yet to be announced by his family.

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