The Supreme Court of Nigeria dismisses an appeal filed by Shehu Gabam challenging a Court of Appeal decision on leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The apex court affirms Prof. Abubakar Sadiq Gombe as the SDP National Chairman. All reports say the Supreme Court’s ruling follows earlier appellate action and concludes the litigation over the party’s leadership dispute.
The outlets describe the Supreme Court bench as a five-member panel led by Justice Adamu Jauro, with Justices Haruna Tsammani, A.A. Adumein, Jonah Adah, and Joseph Oyewole participating. Nigerian Eye and Vanguard add that the Supreme Court strikes out the matter on the basis that it has become irrelevant (“no life in the case”). Both mention that Gabam has already been expelled from the party and had not challenged his removal, affecting the appeal’s substance.
Reports also recap the background: a Federal High Court had previously recognised Gabam’s leadership, but the Court of Appeal later set that judgment aside in August and declared it null and void. Vanguard and Nigerian Eye say SDP counsel views the decision as the definitive end of the leadership crisis, while noting separate SDP cases involving INEC for the 2027 election timetable remain pending.
