The Social Democratic Party on Thursday criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to appoint his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to chair the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill amid allegations linking him to the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.
The party argued that Gbajabiamila should step aside pending the outcome of investigations into the allegations, saying his continued occupancy of public office could undermine public confidence in the administration.
The position was made known at the second National Executive Committee meeting of the SDP held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
Speaking at the meeting, the National Chairman of the SDP, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, said public officers facing allegations of serious misconduct should temporarily relinquish their positions to allow for an independent investigation.
He said, “I think if decorum prevails, there are a lot of things that need to be done. There is no way a public officer will be accused of something of this magnitude, and he will still remain glued to his position.
