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Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Pastorsarynzay: 8:07am On Apr 02
ADC have a receipt of nafiu bala resignation. Now nigeria court up to you
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Openyamind111(m): 8:08am On Apr 02
The question before the ADC was hijacked by David Mark and his cohorts.. are there no people that are governing the affairs of the party? So why can’t these people have an agreement with the people in charge.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by CodeTemplar: 8:08am On Apr 02
miyagi01:
See this thief that stole the country dry running his mouth
The one who paraded Kanu using Hausa language so as to become a darling to hausa voters. He used kanu to plus his appeal to voter.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by yommen: 8:09am On Apr 02
garykoeman:
And vote in corrupt ADC party.
You can imagine. Malami, Atiku etc portraying themselves as angels. Meanwhile, Obi does not know that they only lured him into a trap.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by stanzy(m): 8:10am On Apr 02
Look at him. A very disgusting human being who didn't reckon with the people when he was in power.
This guy is the most shameless person I have come across especially going by how he couldn't express such opinion when Emefiele tortured Nigerians with the naira redesign policy.

I sha know that the scripture is clear when it said in Jonah 2:8 that "They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy."
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by isunday: 8:12am On Apr 02
This man still have the mouth to comment on national and political issues? He is one of the major actor of the impunity and anarchy we face today as a country. He should go and face his issue.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Crowntop94: 8:13am On Apr 02
HonNL:
https://dailynigerian.com/dear-members-and-supporters-of-the-adc-there-is-no-cause-for-alarm-by-abubakar-malami-san/
I hate this man with passion, so the useless man can be talking about the rule of law now. He is the worst and useless Agf and minister of justice in the history of Nigeria. Foolish sets of people everywhere and there useless fans will still be supporting them. Non of them love the good people of Nigeria they are all after power and their pockets. Trust them at your own peril.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by DeepSight(m): 8:14am On Apr 02
The deadline for primaries is just two months from now. That is not enough time to resolve the case up to the Supreme Court. ADC leaders wise up. It's time to mass decamp to your back up party. It's the only way out.

And you must have at least three back ups. They will come for each so be ready to mass decamp within twenty four hours each time. It's the only chance left.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Daniel058(m): 8:14am On Apr 02
When they are not in power, they are always making sense grin
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by kingsman66(m): 8:15am On Apr 02
They evidence is clear

Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by MICHEALADEX(m): 8:15am On Apr 02
Oloadex:
Don't mind that iragbiji ghost parading himself as president
Lol... Werey malami is your new found love the man who raped 🇳🇬 under APC just light night and woke up in adc lol.


You people are too poor in your reasoning
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by zegxy: 8:17am On Apr 02
Antoeni:
A Party That is Still Standing on One Leg is Already Have Faction Leaders
See your stupid assertion.
Na you give the party
Factions or your god ?
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Kelklein(m): 8:17am On Apr 02
Tecno66:
We must allow democracy to thrive in this country. I wonder if El Rufai will be arraigned if he was still very active in APC. People like Wike and Oshiomhole have more baggages than Malami and El Rufai but are walking free because they belong to the ruling party.
APC has never successfully prosecuted a single person, on corruption allegations, that belongs to their party since they came over 10 years ago.. Google it.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by zegxy: 8:19am On Apr 02
yommen:
You can imagine. Malami, Atiku etc portraying themselves as angels. Meanwhile, Obi does not know that they only lured him into a trap.
So your god in Aso rock whom you are worshiping is an angel ?
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Mccullum: 8:19am On Apr 02
Zeezywhite:
First to comment? Wow. Anyways, I remember the PO movement in 2023, the clout and eventual loss albeit as a result of being cheated. I hope the Nigerian people will be not cheated again next year.

Not first to comment 😭
Being cheated in third position after declaration of presidential election results? Logically, PO was defeated squarely.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by amaridigital(m): 8:21am On Apr 02
HonNL:
https://dailynigerian.com/dear-members-and-supporters-of-the-adc-there-is-no-cause-for-alarm-by-abubakar-malami-san/
One kiddo here said we must get our voter's cards and vote out incompetence. Who is competent? An opposition whose members are part of the people who ruined Nigeria?
My question is, who are we voting for? Malami, Atiku, Aregbe and ElRufai?
That's from frying pan to hellfire not ordinary fire.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by bolaayenimo: 8:22am On Apr 02
Malami the relooter of the loot
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by lapintoz: 8:23am On Apr 02
When a big thief mounts the pulpit to spew out this kind of charade and chest beating, know that there is desperation in the criminal world. No honour amongst thieves!
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by WorkTheTalk(m): 8:24am On Apr 02
Below is the notification of resignation from Hon Nafiu Bala, Deputy National Chairman of ADC, received and stamped by INEC back then in October.

Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Bluntemperor: 8:24am On Apr 02
francis00:
This is coming from Malami… lol
That is how we are as a Country!
Imagine this one too:
•Using his Own Accounts,
•His Son's Accounts,
•His Wife Accounts,
And Allegedly Running Into Over N40 -Billions above- still ge8t mouth 👄 to talk,as he wants to be in ADC- with Other Politicians.
- A Once 🔂 Law Giver as Attorney General!
We de Watch and Monitor - what happens to his likes,as they have the Audacity:
-Tan Fi Owo Ilu- Se-Moku- Moku-( they Used Nigeria Monies Anyhow) - Without ACCOUNTABILITY!
- Same With Aandoaka-SAN.( He is Not Even Allowed To Enter the Court) !
-What About Ezekome - of London Properties - ⁉️ SAN .
•Yet Some People- Are USING, Everything, Including Stolen FUNDS and-even their Media Houses- to Support This Illegality and Cruelty Against Nigeria!
God De O!
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by gudugudumeje: 8:24am On Apr 02
Where has a terribly unlawful former, chief law officer of the land got to say? Heresy ! Heresies !!
Let him go to jail first to correct himself.....
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Capernum: 8:26am On Apr 02
Antoeni:
A Party That is Still Standing on One Leg is Already Have Faction Leaders
Like you don't know it's Tinubu tactics? Are you that low in reasoning?
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Northsouth(m): 8:26am On Apr 02
Malami is irrelevant
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Inspiration2017: 8:27am On Apr 02
# Analytical Deductions from Malami's Statement on INEC's Derecognition of David Mark

## 1. Context and Background

The statement is a political reaction by Abubakar Malami (SAN), former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice under President Muhammadu Buhari (2015–2023), and a currently charged corruption defendant. He reacts to INEC's decision to withhold recognition from David Mark as ADC's national chairman, opting instead to remain neutral pending court resolution of a leadership dispute between Mark and one Nafiu Bala. The statement reads as a rallying call to ADC members and supporters — but must be read with full awareness of who is speaking and why.

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## 2. Key Deductions

### A. THE ADC IS IN INTERNAL CRISIS

The very existence of a leadership dispute between David Mark and Nafiu Bala signals a factional split within the ADC. INEC's decision to stay neutral rather than recognize either claimant suggests the dispute is legally live and unresolved, meaning neither side has secured a decisive judicial or administrative advantage. This is a classic party implosion pattern in Nigerian politics.

### B. MALAMI ALIGNS FIRMLY WITH THE ANTI-MARK OR PRO-ADC REFORMIST CAMP

While the statement does not explicitly name sides, the reference to a "MOLE" who has formally resigned, and the call on ADC to produce "receipts" of that resignation, strongly implies that Malami views one faction — possibly Mark's — as an infiltrator working on behalf of the ruling class to destabilize or capture the ADC from within. This is a serious allegation of deliberate sabotage. Coming from a man who himself faces serious criminal charges, this language of infiltration and betrayal carries notable irony.

### C. THE RULING PARTY (APC/TINUBU ADMINISTRATION) IS FRAMED AS THE HIDDEN HAND

Malami's language — referring to "a regime determined to cling to power," deploying "the judiciary, the DSS, the police, and vast financial resources" — frames the ADC's internal crisis as externally engineered. The critical problem here is that Malami spent eight years as the nation's chief law officer, directly overseeing these same institutions under Buhari. His sudden outrage at their alleged weaponisation is historically compromised. Nigerians who experienced institutional persecution between 2015 and 2023 would find this posture deeply unconvincing.

### D. INEC IS CAST AS A COMPLICIT OR MANIPULABLE INSTITUTION

By describing INEC's neutrality as a "standard WAIT and SEE game," Malami subtly questions the commission's independence. Yet as a former AGF, Malami was himself a central figure in an administration frequently accused of interfering with electoral and judicial institutions. His credibility in making this particular accusation is therefore thin at best.

### E. THE STATEMENT IS PRIMARILY A MORALE-BOOSTING EXERCISE — AND A SELF-PRESERVATION ONE

Much of the rhetoric — "do not let your hearts fail you," "hold your heads high," "do not retreat" — serves an internal psychological function. It signals that the party's base is demoralized and needs reassurance. However, for Malami specifically, keeping his political network intact and energized is not merely about party loyalty. A man facing corruption charges has strong personal incentives to maintain political relevance and protect allies, because in Nigerian politics, political capital directly translates into legal insulation. This statement therefore serves double duty — party solidarity and personal survival.

### F. MALAMI ACKNOWLEDGES THE ASYMMETRY OF POWER

The admission that the ruling class controls "nearly every state and the National Assembly" is a candid concession of the opposition's structural weakness. Yet Malami pivots this into a moral argument — equating structural dominance with illegitimacy, and popular disaffection with latent political power. The logic being: controlling institutions does not equal controlling votes. This point has some historical validity in Nigeria, but it is being made by a man who for eight years sat at the centre of exactly that kind of structural dominance.

### G. A 2027 ELECTORAL SUBTEXT IS UNMISTAKABLE

The entire statement is oriented toward an upcoming electoral contest. References to "fair elections," letting "the people cast their ballots," and challenging the ruling class to "see who truly stands with citizens" point clearly to 2027 general election preparations. The ADC appears to be positioning itself as a vehicle for opposition consolidation, and this leadership crisis threatens that project. For Malami, a strong opposition showing in 2027 would also serve his personal legal and political interests considerably.

### H. REGIONAL TENSION IS INVOKED DELIBERATELY

The phrase "this pressure is mounting from the North to the South" is a calculated rhetorical device. It seeks to nationalize the ADC's cause, framing it not as a party squabble but as a broad-based popular grievance that transcends ethnicity and geography — a standard strategy for building coalition legitimacy. Malami, as a prominent northern political figure, is also subtly signalling his continued relevance as a northern voice within a national opposition movement.

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## 3. Overall Assessment

The statement reflects a party under significant pressure — legal, institutional, and internal — but it equally reflects the voice of a politically endangered individual using democratic rhetoric to serve overlapping personal and party interests. Malami's passionate defence of multi-party democracy and citizens' rights sits deeply uncomfortably against the record of the Buhari administration in which he was a key figure — an administration that oversaw electoral controversies, press suppression, and the use of security agencies in ways that drew widespread national and international criticism.

His tone is defiant but not disinterested. The deeper message is that the ADC crisis is not merely administrative — it is a microcosm of the wider struggle over Nigeria's democratic space ahead of 2027. But the messenger here is a man whose own hands are not clean, whose corruption charges give him powerful personal reasons to paint the current administration as tyrannical, and whose eight-year stewardship of the very institutions he now condemns makes his outrage difficult to accept at face value. Public opinion shaped by this statement alone would be dangerously incomplete.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Breaker001: 8:27am On Apr 02
It's hard to believe that these words are coming from Malami who a few years ago was one of those who made Nigerians bleed. 😎
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by israelmao(m):
Malami is not a man a sensible man should be regarded as a well-meaning Nigerian.His role in establishment of Rugga settlements nationwide under Buhari can't be forgotten.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by phemray(m): 8:31am On Apr 02
Sirseedorf:
Malami the saint and lover of some disgruntled being, as far as you're with papa oseloka you are as clean as a rainforest.



Obidient people Una well-done o, the Jesus like supporters grin
Obidents are afraid of Tinubu sagacity. They know him but unfortunately the more they drag him the more well meaning Nigerians see the positive impact of his reforms.

The questions Nigerians want them to answer are
1. Will ADC reverse subsidy
2. Will ADC reverse naira floating
3. Will ADC reverse LG autonomy
4. Will ADC reverse tax reforms
5. Will ADC reverse the petroleum executive order
6. WILL they reverse students loan and minimum wage back to 30k?

When answers are provided, Nigerians will take them serious.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Gotocourt: 8:31am On Apr 02
Despite controlling nearly every state and the National Assembly, the ruling class is still panicking. They possess all the structural power, yet they are terrified because they know the heart of the people has turned against them. You can exert all the force in the world, but you cannot force a citizen to vote for a leadership they no longer want. If they truly revere Almighty Allah and love this country, they should allow for a fair election. Let the people cast their ballots, and let us see who truly stands with the citizens of Nigeria.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Flexyup: 8:32am On Apr 02
miyagi01:
See this thief that stole the country dry running his mouth
Baba i just tire. This kind man dey talk. How can i reason with opposition parties with this kind of individuals in it.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by lapintoz: 8:33am On Apr 02
But they did not write results for APC in recent elections, FCT, Kano, Kaduna, Rivers that Tinubu's party won with landslides.

Or you are referring to the usual voters on social media....the vocal super minority.....the dot in the center.....

Make we sidon look

Karlman:
Truth is always truth!
Nothing more to add!

Tinubu has bought most of the politicians, but can he buy all the people too?

With every of his policy being anti people, he will have to write the results again for himself, after all, he has INEC, the judiciary, the armed forces, criminals and politicians all in his pockets. All he had to contend with now is the people.
Re: Malami Reacts To INEC's Derecognition Of David Mark by Afolabimills(m): 8:34am On Apr 02
Coming from malami hmmmmm what a pity u are among those who destroy this country under buhari u played god stole and loot now u want to come into power
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