Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has sparred with Yemi Adamolekun, former executive director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, after she was listed as a member of the party’s newly constituted 50-member Policy and Manifesto Committee.
The good governance advocate said she was listed without her
prior knowledge or consent.
The ADC had named Adamolekun as a member of the “50 wise men
and women policy/manifesto committee” with John Oyegun, former governor of Edo,
as chairman; and Pat Utomi, professor of political economy, as deputy chairman.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Adamolekun said she was
surprised by her inclusion, faulting the party for what she described as a
lapse in credibility.
“ADC! ADC!! ADC!!! How many times did I call you? This is
not how to build credibility. Please show me evidence of when I joined your
party!! Na wa,” she wrote.
Responding to Adamolekun, Abdullahi explained that party
membership is not a prerequisite for service on the committee.
“It is important to point out that not everyone on the ADC
Policy and Manifesto Committee is a member of the ADC. Many are not even
politicians,” he wrote on X.
“This is because the ADC believes that the task of
developing workable public policies for the benefit of all Nigerians should not
be left to politicians alone.”
Abdullahi added that the party undertook a vetting process
to confirm consent from all recommended members, adding that every member on
the list was notified.
“During our vetting process, we took all necessary measures
to ensure that everyone recommended to serve on this important committee was
duly notified and had given their consent,” he said.
“We hope that Ms. Adamolekun will agree to serve on this
committee because of her vast experience — even though she is not a member of
our party.”
Adamolekun, however, rejected the overture in a follow-up
post, stating that she was not interested due to a “gross oversight” in the
process.
“Since you want to engage me here without the courtesy of a
call to apologise for this gross oversight, I’ll respond here,” she wrote.
“No, I’m not interested in serving on a Committee where a
simple vetting process is complicated; no one is taking responsibility for the
error. Blessings!”
The ADC has increasingly been in the spotlight since June
2025, when prominent opposition figures, including former Vice-President Atiku
Abubakar; Peter Obi, former presidential candidate; and Rotimi Amaechi,
ex-minister of transportation, opted for it as the platform from which to
challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
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