Leadership Appointment: Rt. Hon. Sani Tadurga, a former Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, was appointed as the Director-General to coordinate the party’s statewide campaign activities and mobilize support [cite: reports that the former Minister of Justice named Rt. Hon. Sani Tadurga as the Director-General of the campaign team., Tadurga, a former Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, will coordinate the campaign activities of the ADC in the state and work with other members of the council to mobilise support for the party’s candidates.].

Unified Strategy: Malami emphasized that the council unites all elective positions—from governorship down to the state assembly—under one collective political family and urged members to work cohesively [cite: Speaking at the event, Malami said the new campaign structure was designed to bring the party’s candidates and supporters under one coordinated platform., “This Campaign Council represents our collective ADC campaign. It is not about one candidate or one elective position. From the governorship to the Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly, we must work as one political family,” Malami said.].

Call for Inclusivity: He cautioned against internal rivalries, tribalism, and sectional interests, stressing that every community, ward, and district across Kebbi State must feel included in the political movement [cite: He urged members of the council to avoid tribalism, sectional interests and internal rivalry, warning that such divisions could weaken the party’s campaign., Malami said every part of Kebbi State should be included in the political movement, adding that no tribe, senatorial district, local government, ward or community should feel left out.].

The Value of Professional Expertise: Lawyers undergo years of rigorous university study, Nigerian Law School training, and professional practice to build true expertise in law and policy, making them expect deep intellectual engagement at their premier professional event rather than commentary from someone known for internet controversies and social media reactions [cite: People spend five years studying law. They go through the stress of Nigerian Law School. They write Bar exams. They struggle to qualify. They spend years building actual expertise in law, policy, advocacy and the institutions they’re dealing with., And after all that, they attend the NBA’s biggest professional gathering expecting intellectual and professional engagement., Then you invite someone whose public career is largely built around having a take on virtually every controversy on social media.].

Appropriate Platforms vs. Complex Issues: While VDM could suitably speak on grassroots mobilization, citizen advocacy, or his own experiences as a first responder, tackling national insecurity requires academic and institutional scholarship from researchers, lawyers, and security experts who have dedicated years to studying the issue [cite: If VDM wants to talk about social-media activism, citizen advocacy, grassroots mobilisation or his experience bringing cases to public attention, by all means., If he wants to talk about being a first responder to cases he encounters, let him speak at a conference where that experience is relevant…, But insecurity is a complex legal, institutional and policy issue., Nigeria has lawyers, academics, judges, researchers, security experts and policymakers who have spent years studying it.].

Popularity Is Not Expertise: Written by Ehis Okoebor, Esq, Acis, the opinion piece argues that having a massive online platform and constant opinions does not equate to intellectual authority, concluding that professional expertise—not social media fame—should remain the standard for intellectual discourse at legal conferences [cite: Because nobody is saying he isn’t allowed to have an opinion., Having an opinion on everything happening on social media does not automatically make you an intellectual authority on everything., Popularity is not expertise., Activism is not scholarship., Having a platform is not a professional qualification., Opinion article written by: Ehis Okoebor, Esq, Acis].