The Shehu Gabam-faction of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has expelled the party’s presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, and 12 others.

 

 

The faction announced the expulsion on Wednesday during the party’s National Convention and Presidential Primary held in Abuja, where delegates loyal to Gabam also adopted Lagos businessman, Abimbola Atanda, as the party’s new sole presidential candidate through a voice vote.

 

Among those expelled are factional National Chairman, Sadiq Gombe; National Secretary, Olu Agunloye; and National Publicity Secretary, Rufus Aiyenigba.

 

 

Others include Joseph Abu, Maggie Batubo, Sa’adatu Abdullahi, Abimbola Aderemi, Oguchukwu Uba, Huseesini Bello, Alabi Lekan, Rosemary Effiong, and Abubakar Modibo.

 

The convention also moved swiftly to dissolve the National Working Committee before electing a fresh set of national officers through a voice vote.