Old Age Must Be Catching Up With You – Dino Melaye Mocks Buba Galadima

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has criticised Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) chieftain, Buba Galadima, for allegedly attributing comments about the health condition of Federal High Court Judge, Justice Peter Lifu, to him.

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has criticised Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) chieftain, Buba Galadima, for allegedly attributing comments about the health condition of Federal High Court Judge, Justice Peter Lifu, to him.

The controversy followed Galadima’s criticism of members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over their reported reactions to news of the judge’s illness and possible trip abroad for medical treatment.

Galadima had questioned why opposition politicians would seemingly celebrate the development, particularly because Justice Lifu had delivered a ruling against the ADC leadership.

Speaking during a discussion, the NDC chieftain claimed he had heard comments attributed to Melaye concerning the judge’s condition. He also alleged that some ADC members were expressing satisfaction over reports that the judge had fallen ill and might be flown to Europe for treatment.

However, reacting in a post on X on Saturday, Melaye expressed surprise over Galadima’s remarks, insisting that he had never made any statement concerning Justice Lifu’s health.

According to information made available to Bush Radio Academy, the former lawmaker described Galadima’s claim as unfortunate and accused him of wrongly associating him with comments he never made.

Melaye said, “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.”

He subsequently took a swipe at Galadima, suggesting that age might be affecting the NDC chieftain’s memory.

“Old age must be catching up with Buba Galadima. Now I know you can’t cure old age, you can only manage it,” Melaye added.