Femi Mustapha
The Social Democratic Party, (SDP) has dragged the former Acting National Chairman, Dr. Olu Aguntoye and Secretary, Shehu Musa Gabam before a Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/75/2022 seeking a Restraining Order stopping them from parading themselves as Acting National Chairman and National Secretary respectively.
The National Chairman of the Party, Dr. Abdul Ahmed Isiaq, disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday.
Dr. Isiaq further said they are also seeking an order of the court compelling the duo to hand over all party’s property in their possession to the New leaders of the Party.
The SDP National Chairman explained that by the instrumentality of Chief Olu Falae GCON, CFR letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) dated 19th February, 2019, of his voluntary retirement from active Partisan Politics effect from Friday 8th February, 2019, and for Prof. Tunde Adeniran to take over and complete his tenure as SDP National Chairman, which expired on 8th March 2020.
“And similarly National Convention of 6th October, 2018 that only ratified the appointment of Shehu Musa Gabam as National Secretary to complete the tenure of Alh. Hussain Saleh Dass.
“So by this, which tenure of office is Dr. Aguntoye and Alh Gabam are struggling to stay in or occupy when in reality the duo tenure has expired, by this, we have also through Federal High Court in a suit No. CV/ 354/2022 file a case to determine whether Dr. Olu Aguntoye inherited any tenure.
“Since we have tenures expirations, we have under my leadership through our NEC called to convene an SDP Elective National Convention which is now slated for 27-29th April, 2022 in line with INEC guidelines,” he said.
Dr. Isaq stressed that the National Reconciliation Committee populated by respected party men and women from all the geopolitical zones, will soon start work.
“We have made the initial contract with our respected statesman, Barrister Supo Shonibare, who led a group to Court against SDP for more than 2 years now; and other critical key stakeholders, and they are open for discussion that will rescue the party from illegality, even Dr Agunloye and Alhaji Gabam group are not averse to reconciliation, thus: we conceived setting up a rescue movement Caretaker Committee (CTC) that will capture.”
