SDP confirms Shehu Gabam remains expelled, Gombe retains chairmanship

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has stated that its erstwhile National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, remains expelled and is nary longer a subordinate of the party.

It besides confirmed that Dr Sadiq Gombe continues to service arsenic the existent nationalist chairman.

This presumption was outlined successful a connection released successful Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Rufus Aiyenigba.

According to the party, the clarification became indispensable owed to disorder implicit the caller Court of Appeal rulings linked to the Ekiti State governorship superior held connected August 8, 2025.

The SDP accused Gabam of misrepresenting the court’s decisions successful an effort to mislead the nationalist and regain governmental relevance, informing that mendacious information, if near unchallenged, could beryllium accepted arsenic truth.

The enactment added that the tribunal rulings being discussed lone addressed disputes from governorship primaries successful Ekiti and Osun states and had nary bearing connected the party’s leadership.

Speaking connected Gabam’s status, the SDP said helium was archetypal suspended successful June 2025 and aboriginal expelled successful October 2025 implicit alleged fiscal misconduct.

The enactment noted that his expulsion was confirmed by its National Executive Committee connected March 9,:2026, successful a gathering observed by the electoral body.

The enactment maintained that Gabam is besides facing transgression charges related to alleged m...