SDP and INEC Meeting on Leadership Crisis Ends in Deadlock

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) engaged in a closed-door meeting at INEC headquarters in Abuja to resolve ongoing leadership disputes within the party. The meeting, which lasted two hours, involved SDP leadership, including Prof.

Joash Amupitan, and was convened amid rising tensions due to conflicting claims about the party's national leadership structure. SDP National Chairman Prof.

Sadiq Gomb attended the meeting, emphasizing that the party's internal affairs should remain under its constitutional authority. The meeting ended without a resolution, as both parties failed to reach a common ground.

Gomb expressed surprise at claims made by INEC Chairman regarding the party's internal decisions. The leadership crisis intensified following a court ruling that intervened in the party's affairs, leading to the expulsion of Shehu Gabam and others over allegations of financial misconduct.

The SDP maintains that its internal disciplinary actions are valid and that the matter is strictly an internal administrative issue.