Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has accused the embattled factional National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala, of commercialising his conscience.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that Melaye made the remark during an interview on ARISE Television, stating that Bala participated in the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ratified the leadership of Interim National Chairman, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola and others.
Melaye said the meeting, which was held on July 29, 2025 and endorsed the Mark ADC leadership structure, was monitored by INEC before Bala went to court on September 2, 2025.
He said, “On July 29, 2025 we had a NEC meeting that Nafiu was present. In that meeting the leadership of Aregbesola, David Mark and others were ratified.
“The one who has commercialised his conscience, the one who is laying claims now was present at that meeting, INEC was also present at that meeting.
“INEC monitored that NEC meeting; in August we wrote INEC to say that David Mark, Aregbesola are now occupying their positions though they were present and they certified receiving that.
“At that point from May 29, David Mark authentically became the National Chairman because NEC is the highest making decision body of the party, and Nafiu went to court on September 2, 2025.
“Meanwhile, ratification of David Mark by INEC was done before September.
“If you ask me what the situation was before September 2nd, it was that David Mark was the Chairman of ADC and Nafiu resigned on May 17.”