The Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Federal Capital Territory, on Tuesday docked the embattled former Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Shehu Gabam, for alleged financial misappropriation and other charges.
The case between between Gabam and the current Chairman of SDP, Sodiq Abubakar, are contained in case file No. DCC/10/2026, before the FCT Chief Magistrate Court.
Gabam, alongside Chukwuma Uchechukwu, were arraigned on six-count charges bordering on financial misappropriation at SDP amounting to over N35 million, forgery, and bridge of trust.
However, Gabam at the hearing pleaded not guilty before the judge of the Magistrate Court, Amauche Onyedium.
The magistrate therefore granted Gabam N3 million bail with two sureties within Abuja.
Speaking at the hearing, Abubakar said the opposition party decided to drag Gabam before the court in an effort to cleanse it from external influences.
“We are confident that the Judiciary will do justice to our millions of our members,” Abubakar said.
According to him, the party had asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to prosecute Gabam, but nothing was done, which is the reason they brought the matter before the judiciary.
“He squandered the party’s fund in his time between 2022 and 2023,” he noted.
Recall that Abubakar was elected as the chairman of SDP during the party’s national convention held in Bauchi on May 9th, 2026.
At the weekend, thugs suspected to be loyal to Gabam had put down the gate of the SDP’s national secretariat.
DailyPost / Omowunmi Adewuyi
