PDP Expels Jigawa Deputy Governor

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has expelled the Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Ahmad Mahmud Gumel from the party.
According to the Gumel chapter chairman of the party, Alhaji Ibrahim Dogo Kafinta, who confirmed the expulsion, it was a collective resolve of the Gumel Stakeholders of the PDP at its emergency meeting in Gumel.
Kafinta said the Deputy Governor’s expusion was connected with his alleged anti-party activities during the recent presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.
“Our resolve in expelling the Deputy Governor from our midst was informed by his anti-party activities during the just concluded presidential election”, he added.
The Gumel Stakeholders have earlier accused the Deputy Governor of involvement in wooing the communities in his polling unit (Kalanga ward) to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It was also alleged that Gumel had already planned to defect to the APC.
Sources close to the Deputy Governor said that he had accepted his expulsion in good faith.
Efforts by our correspondent to get him for further comments proved abortive.