SDP NWC expels suspended national chairman, Gabam, 8 others

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has expelled the suspended party’s national chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam.

Expelled alongside Gabam were the suspended national youth leader, Uchechukwu Chukwuma, Adamu Abubakar Modibbo, Abubakar Dogara, Nuraddeen Bisalla, Solsuema Osaro, Ambo Ekpeyong, Eluwa Ifeanyi Henry, Humphrey Unwukaeze and Judith Israel Shuaibu.

The resolutions and decisions to expel the party members were taken on Thursday, October 23, by the NWC after considering the report of the disciplinary committee that was set up to investigate allegations of financial misconduct and disloyalty.

Members of the NWC who signed and endorsed the expulsion included the acting National Chairman, Dr. Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe; Deputy National Chairman (South), Senator Ugochukwu Uba; National Secretary, Dr. Olu Agunloye, National Legal Adviser, Aderemi Abimbola and seven other national officers.

The party had earlier in July, suspended Gabam, the national auditor, Nze Nnadi Clarkson, and the national youth leader, Chukwuma over allegations of financial misappropriation in July, and subsequently set up a committee to investigate the allegations.

According to the NWC, the other expelled seven members were also found guilty of disloyalty by a disciplinary committee set up by the party to look into allegations of nonconformity and disloyalty.

Part of the statement reads: “The National Working Committee also considered another report which detailed how some nonconforming and disloyal members of the party, comprising Adamu Abubakar Modibbo, Abubakar Dogara, Nuraddeen Bisalla, Solsuema Osaro, Ambo Ekpeyong, Eluwa Ifeanyi Henry, Humphrey Unwukaeze and Judith Israel Shuaibu, gained unlawful entry by force into the National Secretariat of the Party at 17 Nairobi Street, Wuse II, Abuja in unholy hours of Monday, 28 July 2025 and were caught in the act by the law enforcement agencies.

“These daring intruders were arrested and detained along with burgled items found in their possession including sensitive official documents and valuables carted from the SDP Secretariat and are currently answering to their crimes in a court of law on arraignment against them by the Nigerian Police.

“Arising from all the above, the National Working Committee of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has, therefore, resolved at its meeting held on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at the SDP National Secretariat in Abuja as follows:

“That Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, the suspended National Chairman, is hereby formally relieved from the position of National Chairman of SDP and removed from office.

“That Mr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu, the suspended National Youth Leader, is hereby formally relieved from the position of National Youth Leader of SDP and removed from the office.

“That Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam and Mr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu are expelled from the membership of the Social Democratic Party.

“That Mr. Clarkson Nnadi, the suspended National Auditor, is hereby relieved of his position as National Auditor on the ground of his letter of voluntary resignation. Mr Nnadi wrote to the National Working Committee, through the acting National Chairman, Dr. Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe, to resign his appointment and his resignation has been accepted by the National Working Committee.

“That Adamu Abubakar Modibbo, Alhaji Abubakar Dogara, Mr. Nuraddeen Bisalla, Mr. Solsuema Osaro, Dr. Ambo Ekpeyong, Mr. Eluwa Ifeanyi Henry, Mr. Humphrey Unwukaeze and Miss Judith Israel Shuaibu, are hereby expelled from the membership of the Social Democratic Party.

“That other recommendations of the White Paper on administrative safeguards, measures and procedures will be implemented administratively in moving the party forward’, it said.