{"id":167385,"date":"2025-06-24T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-sdp-suspends-national-chairman-gabam-others"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:25:00","slug":"2027-sdp-suspends-national-chairman-gabam-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/2027-sdp-suspends-national-chairman-gabam-others","title":{"rendered":"2027: SDP suspends National Chairman Gabam, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Amid a brewing crisis, the Social Democratic Party National Working Committee has suspended its national chairman, Shehu Gabam, and two other members over allegations of gross financial misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson of the party, Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, disclosed this in a statement to DAILY POST on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The other members suspended are Nze Nnadi Clarkson, National Auditor, and Uchechukwu Chukwuma, National Youth Leader of the party.<\/p>\n<p>According to the party, the suspension of the trio takes effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn exercise of its exclusive powers as guaranteed in Article 19.1, 19.3(i), and 19.5 of the Party Constitution (2022 as amended), the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has approved the immediate suspension of the National Chairman of the Party, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gbam, along with two members of the National Working Committee (NWC), namely Nze Nnadi Clarkson, National Auditor, and Uchechukwu Chukwuma, National Youth Leader, over grave allegations of gross financial misconduct, embezzlement, misappropriation, and diversion of party funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision followed a resolution of a meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC), where overwhelming evidence was presented linking the suspended officials to a series of unauthorised financial transactions, personal enrichment schemes, and movement of funds from the party\u2019s accounts without necessary approvals of the NWC,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after DAILY POST reported on Tuesday, that protesters pulled down SDP\u2019s National Secretariat gate in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Amid a brewing crisis, the Social Democratic Party National Working Committee has suspended its national chairman, Shehu Gabam, and two other members over allegations of gross financial misconduct. The spokesperson of the party, Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, disclosed this in a statement to DAILY POST on Tuesday. 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