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Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has berated elder statesman, Buba Galadima over comments linking him to discussions about the purported illness of Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court.
Melaye categorically denied commenting on the judge’s health in an X post on Saturday.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain said he was shocked that Galadima mentioned his name while discussing the judge’s illness.
“I was extremely shocked to hear that Alhaji Buba Galadima mentioned that I made comments on Justice Lifu’s health. It is most unfortunate because I never made any comment on Justice Lifu’s health,” Melaye stated.
Taking a swipe at Galadima, he suggested that old age was affecting his memory.
“Old age must be catching up with Buba Galadima. Now I know you can’t cure old age, you can only manage it,” he added.
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During an interview on African Independent Television (AIT) on Wednesday, Galadima, a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), criticised members of the ADC over their reported reaction to Lifu’s illness, accusing them of lacking intelligence.
Galadima had said: “You know there was a judgement against ADC, isn’t it? Yes. And I’ve just heard you read something that Dino Melaye said. They’ve got a true certified copy of the judgement, and I know some ADC people are jumping up and down that the judge (Peter Lifu) who gave a ruling against them has fallen ill and is supposed to be taken to hospital in Europe.”
He 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 judgement, because the records of proceedings required for the appeal could not be signed by another judge while Lifu was away.
“I just found out that maybe there aren’t intelligent people in the ADC. They didn’t know that if that is true, it is deliberate to deny them appeal, because if the judge goes to London or Europe or anywhere outside the country, the records of proceedings from his judgement cannot be signed by any judge,” Galadima said.
The controversy followed the November 5 judgement by Justice 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 (INEC) from recognising or dealing with the affected persons as national officers of the party. The ADC has indicated its intention to challenge the judgement.
