₦1 Billion Scandal Rocks SDP: Suspended Chairman Faces Expulsion, EFCC Probe
By Trek Africa Newspaper
The leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is reportedly preparing to expel its suspended National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, along with two other senior party officials, in the wake of grave allegations of financial misconduct. ACCORDING TO IREPORTER ONLINE, the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has finalized plans to refer the case to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), after the accused failed to appear before the internal disciplinary panel convened to investigate the matter.
The probe panel, led by Air Vice Marshal Abubakar-Sadick Liman, was set up to investigate accusations of conspiracy, embezzlement, misappropriation, and diversion of party funds reportedly amounting to over ₦1 billion. Gabam, along with Nze Nnadi Clarkson (the National Auditor) and Uchechukwu Chukwuma (the National Youth Leader), were all invited to present their defenses but refused to attend, with only the suspended National Auditor honouring the panel’s summons.
In his report to the Acting National Chairman, Dr. Sadiq Abubakar, and other NWC members, Liman recounted that the committee had been inaugurated on July 4, 2025, with a 14-day deadline to conduct a thorough investigation. The committee was tasked with determining the veracity of the financial allegations, evaluating the state of the party’s accounts, and making recommendations on how to improve financial governance within the party to avoid future abuse.
ACCORDING TO IREPORTER ONLINE, while many relevant stakeholders—including personal aides to the suspended chairman, contractors, and the party’s external auditor—appeared before the committee, only one of the three accused principal officers cooperated with the investigation. The committee nonetheless gathered what it described as compelling evidence from both testimonies and financial documents provided by the NWC.
