The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has unveiled a 1211-member National Campaign Council headed by its national chairman, Alhaji Shehu Gabam.
The party also appointed former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung as the director-general of its presidential campaign for next year’s general election.
The Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ambassador Rufus Aiyenigba disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja yesterday.
Aiyenigba said the National Campaign Council will be supported by an Advisory Committee of eminent statesmen and professionals.
He said the Council will leverage four-tier State campaign councils in each state, the national network of SDP candidates throughout the federation, and special mobilisation committees for women, youths and people with disability.
He said the executive committee of the council would operate eleven Directorates from its Abuja Headquarters and employs every asset within the party,
“The novel and innovative Complementing National Campaign Structure adopted by the Social Democratic Party is to ensure maximum productive engagement with the electorates in order to optimise the chances of multiple electoral success to restore justice, peace and prosperity to our dear country under SDP Governments”, he added.
Speaking, the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, urged the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele to submit himself for investigation by Security Agencies if has nothing to hide from the public.
Gabam stated this while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after the Party unveiled its 1121 Executive Committee of National Campaign Council for the forthcoming General Elections.
Gabam who said that he was not against a Court judgement barring the Operatives of the Department of the State Services, DSS, from arresting and detaining the CBN, pointed out that since Emefiele is not covered by immunity he should surrender himself for investigation based on the level of the various allegations being levelled against him and sensitive position he is holding in the country.
Gabam explained that there was nothing stopping the CBN from being investigated even when State Governors with immunity were being investigated
”This man should not tell us that he is above the law of the land, this was a man as a sitting Governor of the CBN, he purchased a form to become the President of the country under the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Let him be investigated of all the allegations being levelled against him, if it were to be a civilised society, he will be on that seat today”
” A lot of issues were raised, there was hunger and poverty in the land, if the Nation is to move forward, we have to begin to do things right, we can not continue to do things in the old one way and expect a good result when the SDP’takes over power next year things will change for the best
While promising that the Party would spring surprises at the forthcoming elections, Gabam urges Nigerians not to lose hope in the greatness of the nation as the country would rise again under the SDP.
