The disaster in Social Democratic Party on Friday festered because the Discussion board of the State chairmen backed the suspension of the Nationwide Chairman, Shehu Gabam.
The social gathering Nationwide Chairman and two different Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) members had been suspended inside the week by some members of the NWC over allegations of economic misappropriation.
Their suspension speech was signed by the SDP Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Rufus Aiyenigba.
Nonetheless, briefing journalists in Abuja, the SDP Lagos State chairman and the chairman of the State Party Discussion board, Femi Olaniyi Ferari stated they had been in help of the suspension of the Nationwide Chairman.
The Discussion board went additional to ask that the Nationwide Chairman and the others suspended needs to be probe over the monetary allegations.
Studying his textual content, he stated, “As we speak, Friday, June 27, 2025, we collect to deal with the present political scenario inside our social gathering, the Social Democratic Party (SDP.)
“Firstly, we wish to make clear to the general public that there isn’t a disaster inside the social gathering. The SDP is dedicated to constructing a robust inside democracy and presenting ourselves as a reputable different, therefore the necessity to cleanse ourselves from inside lest we be responsible of hypocrisy of pointing to the specks within the eyes of others, particularly the ruling Authorities and it’s penchant for corruption and mismanagement while ignoring the logs in our personal eyes. He who involves fairness should include the cleanest of palms.
“As you recall, on Thursday third April 2025, we held a press convention concerning then ongoing clandestine negotiations with the so-called coalition and the way state chapters of the SDP had been excluded from the method. We would like our social gathering to embrace the spirit of openness, transparency, and collectivism.
‘We’re working to strengthen our social gathering’s democratic construction and be sure that all ranges, from the grassroots to the highest, perform in keeping with our social gathering’s structure. We won’t permit any particular person to behave above the social gathering’s laws.
“We absolutely help the Nationwide Working Committee’s resolution to droop the nationwide chairman, Shehu Musa Gabam, the nationwide auditor, Clarkson Nnadi, and the nationwide youth chief, Ogbonna Chukuwma, as this aligns with the feelings expressed by our grassroots members. The struggle towards corruption should be real, and openness is important within the SDP. Given our nation’s present scenario and the current authorities’s maladministration, we should uphold our rules of social justice and nil tolerance for corruption.
“The members should stay calm and never be swayed by media manipulations concerning the suspended chairman. The complete course of has adopted the social gathering’s structure.
“You will need to word that each one actions taken have been initiated by the state chapters. Our scenario might be summarized by the phrase, “monkey dey work, baboon dey chop.” This Discussion board has repeatedly requested that the Nationwide Chairman remit the state’s allotted proportion, as outlined within the structure, however he has constantly ignored these requests. No state chapter has obtained any funds from the cash raised, and at any time when we inquire about our dues, we encounter threats of removing or suspension.
“Furthermore, we’ve expressed issues about our former Nationwide Chairman ‘s unilateral and autocratic management model, notably in his interactions with the State chairmen and members of the Nationwide Working Committee.
“Subsequently, we name for a direct investigation into all allegations, in a clear and sincere and truthful method. To this finish, the Discussion board has provided to appoint a member of the Disciplinary Investigation Panel who shall be a state chairman. The Discussion board leaders will proceed to be absolutely engaged and robustly concerned within the course of to revive accountability and transparency and accountability to the SDP in any respect ranges.
“As a mirrored image of the manifesto of the SDP which guarantees true federalism to Nigerian polity, our social gathering must function below a correct federal system, whereby the funds are collected by the state chapters earlier than the parts meant for the nationwide headquarters are remitted to the nationwide degree.”
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