The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Sadiq Abubakar Gombe, has explained why the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, updated its portal to reflect his leadership and that of other members of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, ahead of 2027 general elections.
Speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja, Gombe said INEC restored his name and those of other NWC members on its portal after conducting a thorough review of documents and decisions submitted by the party.
According to him, the electoral body requested details relating to the party’s convention, disciplinary actions, appointments, elections of the National Working Committee, presidential candidate, and other candidates before arriving at its decision.
He further attributed INEC’s decision to the party’s commitment to due process.
“Then on the 10th of this month, the INEC Commission requested the details of our convention and all other decisions of the National Working Committee in respect of the disciplinary measure and in respect of our appointments and in respect of our elections of the party National Working Committee and the presidential candidate and all other candidates across the board.
“So INEC, after that review, they now come to the conclusion through an extract of the commission—of the commission that reaffirms our leadership as the authentic leadership of the party and return.
*Even then, on 10th June 2026, after that, it took them almost one week before they now re-load our name on their portal as the substantive leaders of the party, with my name as the national
