Appeal Court affirms Prof Gombe as national leader of SDP

The Court of Appeal successful Abuja has again affirmed Prof Abubakar Sadiq Gombe arsenic the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, thereby laying to remainder the agelong drawn ineligible conflict connected the psyche of the party. 

The appellate tribunal successful a unanimous determination delivered connected Wednesday, by a three-man sheet led by Justice Fadawu Umaru voided the Federal High Court judgement that had recognised the expelled Shehu Gabam arsenic chairman.

Already, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, connected becoming alert of the development, has began giving effect to the judgement by including SDP connected the ballot insubstantial for the coming Governorship predetermination successful Osun State. 

The panel, which besides comprised Justices M.S. Hassan and L.A. Ganiyu, declared Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/402/2026 a nullity, voided it and acceptable it aside. 

The entreaty against the Federal High Court judgement was filed by the Gombe-led SDP enactment to situation the High Court’s determination that sought to reconstruct Gabam to bureau contempt his expulsion.

Justice Umaru held that the Federal High Court erred successful instrumentality due to the fact that the Supreme Court had already settled the enactment contented successful favour of Gombe’s enactment connected May 22, 2026.

SDP statesmanlike campaigner and pb counsel, Prince Adewole Adebayo, successful a absorption said the appellate tribunal dismissed each six applications filed by parties to the dispute.

Adewole explained that the ju...