ADC Inaugurates South-West Zonal Executive Targets 14 Million Members Nationwide — Aregbesola

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The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has announced that the party is targeting at least 14 million registered members nationwide as part of an aggressive expansion drive to reposition the ADC as a major political force in Nigeria.


Aregbesola made this disclosure in Ibadan, Oyo State, during a South-West stakeholders’ meeting of the party, where newly appointed zonal executives and national officers from the region were formally inaugurated.


Addressing party leaders, state chairmen, and members of the National Working Committee in attendance, the former Osun State Governor said the ADC was embarking on a deliberate membership mobilisation exercise aimed at attracting committed Nigerians dissatisfied with the current political order.


He disclosed that the party would soon commence a nationwide membership registration programme to achieve this objective.


“We will inaugurate a national membership registration exercise immediately. Our goal is to bring in Nigerians who are ready to work for genuine progress. This time, we want to separate the wheat from the chaff by ensuring that only committed and credible people join the party,” Aregbesola said.

He added that while the membership target was ambitious, it was realistic and achievable with coordinated grassroots mobilisation.


“It will be good for us to grow our membership strength to at least 14 million. That is the level of political participation and structure we are building, and we are ready to invest the necessary resources to achieve this,” he stated.

Aregbesola stressed that the ADC was not founded to wage political battles against individuals or rival parties, but to build a service-driven political movement.


“We are not fighting anyone. Our mission is to call people into service from the zonal level to the states, local governments, and wards  to build a credible political alternative for Nigerians,” he said.


As part of efforts to strengthen party structures in the South-West, the National Secretary directed the newly inaugurated zonal leadership to constitute functional state structures within two weeks.


“I am directing the new leadership to establish state structures across the South-West within the next two weeks. The national, zonal, and state leadership frameworks must be fully operational,” he ordered.


He also unveiled plans to establish a regional political assembly to serve as a convergence platform for progressive leaders in the zone.


According to him, the proposed Grand Assembly of Genuine Progressives will draw 100 leaders each from the six South-West states and will be inaugurated in Ibadan.


“This assembly will be inclusive. It will accommodate youths, women, and representatives from all local governments. It is part of our broader plan to deepen progressive politics in the South-West,” Aregbesola added.

In his acceptance speech, the National Vice Chairman (South-West) and leader of the inaugurated executives, Akinbowale Omole, assured stakeholders that the new zonal executive was prepared to reposition the party across Yorubaland.


“Be assured that we understand what is wrong in Yorubaland and we are ready to fix it. This new executive is prepared to work tirelessly. Anyone who wants to join the ADC must also be ready to work,” Omole said.

He pledged that the zonal leadership would work closely with state structures to strengthen mobilisation and deliver electoral victories for the party.


The event also featured the formal inauguration of national and zonal officers from the South-West. Those inaugurated include Akinbowale Omole (Ogun State) as National Vice Chairman (South-West); Captain Tunji Shelle as National Director of Communications and Programmes; Prof. Bode Ayorinde (Ondo State) as Diversity and Inclusion Secretary; Fabiyi Oladimeji (Ogun State) as Deputy National Financial Secretary; Alhaja Kafilat Omolabake Olayiwola (Oyo State) as Deputy National Women Leader; Arc. Bashir Aremu Lawal (Oyo State) as Assistant National Secretary; Olufemi Adeleye (Ekiti State) as Deputy Coordinator, Diaspora; Lady Lydia Omarisola Olafunmiloye (Ondo State) as Assistant National Women Leader (Zonal); Mrs. Elizabeth Adeola Olusi (Lagos State) as Assistant National Youth Leader (Zonal); and Mrs. Yidiat Omolara Oseni (Osun State) as Assistant National Organizing Secretary.


Stakeholders present at the event included state chairmen and party leaders from across the South-West, notably Ekiti State Chairman, Ilesanmi Omolayo, and Lagos State Chairman, George Ashiru, among others.

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