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By Henry Umoru
ABUJA — The situation rocking the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has intensified arsenic the National Working Committee (NWC) expelled cardinal officials, including its erstwhile National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, and National Youth Leader, Mr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu, implicit alleged misconduct, fiscal irregularities, and maltreatment of office.
The determination followed months of probe and disciplinary proceedings, culminating successful the adoption of a White Paper by the NWC astatine its gathering successful Abuja connected Thursday.
Addressing journalists astatine the party’s National Secretariat, the National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Rufus Aiyenigba, said the expulsion was based connected the recommendations of the Disciplinary Committee, which investigated the allegations.
He recalled that the NWC had earlier, connected June 24, 2025, suspended Gabam, Uchechukwu, and the National Auditor, Mr. Clarkson Nnadi, implicit a prima facie lawsuit of misconduct and fiscal impropriety.
To guarantee owed process, Aiyenigba explained, the enactment constituted an autarkic Disciplinary Committee connected July 4, 2025, which conducted a two-week probe and submitted its study connected July 18, 2025. The NWC reviewed and adopted the White Paper connected August 15, paving the mode for Thursday’s last decision.
Those affected include: Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam – Former National Chairman (dismissed and expelled)
Mr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu – Former National Youth Leader (dismissed and expelled)
Mr. Clarkson Nnadi – Former National Auditor (relieved of duties pursuing voluntary resignation)
Others expelled see 8 members — Adamu Abubakar Modibbo, Abubakar Dogara, Nuraddeen Bisalla, Solsuema Osaro, Ambo Ekpeyong, Eluwa Ifeanyi Henry, Humphrey Unwukaeze, and Judith Israel Shuaibu — for alleged disloyalty and unauthorized introduction into the party’s nationalist secretariat connected July 28, 2025.
Aiyenigba noted that the determination was taken to reconstruct subject and integrity wrong the party, adding that further administrative reforms recommended successful the White Paper would beryllium implemented to fortify interior governance.
“The actions instrumentality contiguous effect from Thursday, October 23, 2025,” helium said, adding that the decisions were unanimously adopted by members of the NWC.
The NWC reaffirmed its committedness to transparency, accountability, and adherence to the party’s constitution successful each its operations.
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