The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has scheduled its elective national convention for Apri 27 to 29, 2022 in line with the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
This was disclosed on Saturday in Abuja at a press conference by the party’s Acting National Chairman, Dr Abdul Ahmed Isiaq, who declared: “Since we have tenures expirations, we have under my leadership through our NEC called to convene SDP Elective National Convention which is now slated for 27-29th April, 2022 in line with INEC guidelines.”
He said that a National Reconciliation Committee, populated by respected party men and women from all the geo-political zones, will soon start work.
According to him: “We have made the initial contacts with our respected stateman, Barr 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 for Dr Agunloye and Alhaji Gabam group we hope are not averse to reconciliation, thus: we conceived setting up a rescue movement Care-Taker Committee ( CTC) that will capture all interests and move the party to an elective convention.”
He said: “We are here today to talk to our party members, well wishers and the general public for the right reasons.
“Today’s press conference is not about the factional Chairman, North or South, No, the problem is about Right Vs Wrong, which brings about the dire need to give psychological confidence to our party members, and we shall continue to provide leadership in this struggle until we get it Right and Position the Party for victory.”
Isiaq said: “Remember, we had our Emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) on convention and congresses in accordance with provision of our constitution Article 14.2(i) on 22nd January, 2022 and by its resolution my humble self became SDP National Chairman because of this we have filed through the Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/75/2022 a Restraining Order on the Former Acting National Chairman Dr. Olu Aguntoye and the Former National Secretary Shehu Musa Gabam to stop parading themselves at Acting National Chairman and National Secretary respectively and to handover all parties properties in their possession to the New leaders of the Party.
“It is instructively to note here, that by the instrumentality of Chief Olu Falae GCON, CFR letter to 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 takeover and complete his tenure as SDP National Chairman, which expired in 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 Agunloye inherent any tenure.
“Since we have tenures expirations, we have under my leadership through our NEC called to convene SDP Elective National Convention which is now slated for 27-29th April, 2022 in line with INEC guidelines.
“A National Reconciliation Committee that is being populated by respected party men and women from all the geo-political zones, will soon start work. We have made the initial contacts with our respected stateman, Barr 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 for Dr Agunloye and Alhaji Gabam group we hope are not averse to reconciliation,. thus: we conceived setting up a rescue movement Care-Taker Committee ( CTC) that will capture all interests and move the party to an elective convention.”
