Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has vowed to file a lawsuit challenging the appointment of Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) Chairman Zacch Adedeji as Deputy Director of Fundraising on President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council.
Melaye, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi State, made the announcement in a video posted on his official X account on Sunday, 23 August 2026. He argued that the role creates a clear conflict of interest because Adedeji is a serving public official responsible for collecting the nation’s revenue.
“His name is there: Zacch, Chairman FIRS, as the Deputy Director in charge of fundraising of presidential campaign of Tinubu,” Melaye said. “And you are serving as the country’s Chairman of Nigerian Revenue Service, NRS, formally known as FIRS. Is there no conflict in this? As a lawyer, by the grace of God, on Monday, I’m going to court. We have to test that.”
He emphasised that Adedeji, as a salary-earning public servant, is bound by the Public Service Rules. “If that is not conflict of interest, I don’t know what else it would be,” Melaye added.
The APC unveiled its 2027 campaign council on Saturday, 22 August 2026. President Tinubu was named Chairman, with Vice President Kashim Shettima as Vice Chairman I and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda as Vice Chairman II. Former Zamfara Governor Abdulaziz Yari serves as Director-General, while Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma is Secretary. Adedeji is listed as Deputy Director Fundraising, according to the full list published by Daily Post.
Melaye also criticised Tinubu for chairing his own campaign council, calling the arrangement unprecedented and “disgraceful.” He described the overall structure as “very, very, very bogus” and declared that “the battle to stop Tinubu is a battle of no retreat, no surrender.”
