Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has taken a swipe at elder statesman Buba Galadima over comments linking him to discussions surrounding the health of Federal High Court Judge, Justice Peter Lifu.
He also suggested that old age was affecting Galadima’s memory.
Speaking during an interview with the news men, Galadima mentioned Melaye while referring to information that the ADC had obtained a Certified True Copy of the judgment delivered against the party.
Galadima questioned why ADC members would celebrate the reported illness of the Judge, arguing that his possible absence from the country could delay the party’s appeal against the judgment.
He claimed that the records of proceedings required for an appeal could not be signed by another Judge while Lifu was away.
The controversy followed a judgment by Lifu in a suit concerning the leadership dispute in the ADC, which set aside resolutions of the party’s 99th National Executive Committee meeting of July 29, 2025, through which Senator David Mark and former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, emerged as national officers.
The Court also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising or dealing with the affected persons as national officers of the party.
The ADC has indicated its intention to challenge the judgment.
