Court thrashes criminal complaints against SDP’s Shehu Gabam
A Magistrate Court sitting at Wuse Zone 2 of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has struck out a criminal complaint against The post Court thrashes criminal complaints against SDP’s Shehu Gabam appeared first…
Shehu Gabam has been a prominent figure in the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a legacy party that has occasionally positioned itself as a platform for political actors breaking away from Nigeria's two dominant parties. Like many Nigerian political parties, the SDP has in recent years been roiled by leadership disputes, with rival factions sometimes taking their grievances to court or to law enforcement rather than resolving them internally, a pattern that has drawn criticism from observers who argue it weakens party cohesion and distracts from the SDP's broader political ambitions.
The two reports agree that a Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, dismissed criminal allegations brought against Gabam, with Vanguard adding the court's reasoning: that disputes over a political party's internal affairs and financial transactions fall outside the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Court and should instead be filed before a High Court. Neither report details who lodged the original complaint, the specific allegations involved, or whether the matter will now be pursued in a higher court, leaving open questions about what triggered the case and what comes next for the parties involved.