The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr Sam Amadi, has faulted former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, over his interpretation of the recent court judgement on the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Recall that Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja recently nullified the David Mark-led leadership of the party and invalidated decisions taken under it, including the presidential primary that produced former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its candidate for the 2027 general election.
Days after the ruling, Melaye disclosed in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday that the party had received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the judgement.
The former lawmaker, however, maintained that Atiku Abubakar was not mentioned in the judgement.
Reacting to the claim, Amadi, in a post on his X handle, described Melaye’s position as a wrong legal opinion.
According to Amadi, the controversial judgement nullified the primary election conducted under the David Mark-led leadership, which produced Atiku as the party’s presidential candidate for 2027.
He wrote, “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.
“Please, it is not time for idiosyncratic reading of judgement, so Atiku will be on the ballot for a more competitive election.”