ADC crisis: Wrong legal opinion - Sam Amadi counters Dino Melaye on interpretation of CTC

Dr. Sam Amadi, Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, has disputed former lawmaker Senator Dino Melaye's interpretation of the recent court ruling on the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja recently overturned the leadership of David Mark within the party and invalidated decisions made under his tenure, including the presidential primary which elected Atiku Abubakar as the candidate for the 2027 general election.

Following the ruling, Melaye posted on his official X account that the party had received the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment, asserting that Atiku Abubakar was not mentioned in it.

Amadi responded to Melaye's claim, labeling it a "wrong legal opinion." He clarified that the judgment nullifies the primary election conducted under the leadership of David Mark, which resulted in Atiku Abubakar being the party's candidate for the 2027 election. According to Amadi, "No, no. This is a completely wrong legal opinion.

The judgement nullifies the election conducted under David Mark. That does not mean it is a correct judgement. But if it stands, Atiku is not a candidate. That is why you need to fight to vacate that judgement." He emphasized, "Please, it is not time for idiosyncratic reading of judgement, so Atiku will be on the ballot for a more competitive election."