My friends betrayed me, that's why I lost Senatorial seat - Governor Suswam

Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has lamented
that he was betrayed by friends and close aides,
adducing this as the major reason for his defeat during
the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
Suswam contested the Benue North-East Senatorial seat but
was roundly defeated by the incumbent Senator, Barnabas
Gemade.
He stated this on Friday at the Banquet Hall of Government
House, Makurdi, the state capital, while assenting the the
bills on Chieftaincy Affairs and Revenue Enhancement,
presented to him the Speaker of the State House of
Assembly, Terseer Ayua.
He said, "I was betrayed by friends, even people close to me
during the election, which made me lost. I think I have learnt
from that and, for me, the permanent thing in life is
change."
According to him, the nation's political landscape is fast
growing since opposition is able to defeat the incumbent at
various levels, which, he added, was historic.
Suswam stressed that he had put the loss behind him in
order to allow peace to continue to reign in the state.
He noted that politicians should learn to conduct themselves
in a manner that would enhance the entrenchment of
democratic values.
He explained that people should not take defeat as
rejection.