The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said the party is committed to prioritising the welfare of Nigerians if entrusted with power.
Aregbesola, former Governor of Osun State, made this known on Saturday in Lagos while receiving defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), and Labour Party (LP) into the ADC.
The defectors included former Lagos PDP Chairman, Chief Muritala Ashorobi; Captain Tunji Shelley; PDP Vice Chairman (Lagos Central), Tai Benedict; Chief Niyi Adams; and former Lagos PDP Youth Leader, among others.
According to Aregbesola, the country is facing hardship and uncertainty under the current leadership, hence the need to move beyond partisanship and embrace a new direction.
“The people are the centre of politics and governance. Any government—whether democratic, military, authoritarian, or monarchical—that fails to make the welfare and wellbeing of the people its basis will soon lose relevance,” he said.
He urged party members to focus on building the ADC from the grassroots, avoid distractions, and sell the party’s vision to Nigerians.
“The task before us is clear: we must rescue this beautiful country from the path of destruction and build a new Nigeria—a nation our children will be proud to inherit,” he added.
In his remarks, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, represented by Prof. Ola Olateju of Achievers University, Owo, described the ADC as more than a political party, calling it “a movement for a better Nigeria.”
