Following the suspension of the former National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam; the National Auditor, Mr. Clarkson and the National Youth Leader, Mr. Ogbonna Uchechukwu, the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has inaugurated a disciplinary committee to investigate the alleged financial misappropriation and malfeasance.

The committee, inaugurated on July 4, comprises Mr. Liman S Abubakar (Chairman); Wafari Theman, National Vice Chairman, North East, (Member); Dr. Kingsley Obinna Agbo, Ebonyi State Chairman (Member); Hajiya Laila Mohammed, (Member) and Williams Adelewa, Secretary.

The committee’s terms of reference include finding the truth regarding the allegations of breaches of the party’s constitution, examining the state of the accounts of the party; determining the circumstances surrounding the production and submission of audited accounts to INEC in the name of the SDP, recommending appropriate remedies and generally advising on better ways to manage the finances of the SDP to prevent abuse and breach of the party’s Constitution

Speaking at the inauguration of the committee, the acting National Chairman, Dr Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe, tasked the committee to purify and reposition the party to effectively play its rightful role in the near future and beyond.

He urged the members of the committee to discharge their responsibility with the utmost sense of duty, transparency, and fairness, without fear or favour.

He said: “In discharging your duties, we implore you to be just and impartial. Let your findings speak for themselves. If an issue is white, say it is white; if black, say it is black. Report everything truthfully and objectively. Always remember that your actions are accountable not only to the party and the public but ultimately to Almighty Allah, before whom we shall all give account on the Day of Judgment.”

Stressing that the committee was not set up to witch-hunt any member but to prepare and equip the party ahead of the 2027 elections, he added: “It is important to underscore that this exercise is not meant to witch-hunt anyone but to cleanse and reposition our party for the immense role it must play in the upcoming elections and in the political future of our country. Nigeria has never been in greater need of a credible, dependable and principled political party than it is today; a time when many Nigerians have lost faith in the existing political structures.”