When did I join your party? Activist rejects ADC manifesto committee membership

When did I join your party? Activist rejects ADC manifesto committee membership

Civil society leader and former executive director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Yemi Adamolekun has publicly distanced herself from the African Democratic Congress’ (ADC) newly constituted Wise Men and Women Policy and Manifesto Committee, questioning why her names was announced without their consent.

The ADC on Wednesday unveiled a 50-member policy and manifesto committee, following approval by its National Working Committee and the party’s National Chairman, Senator David Mark.

The party said the initiative was aimed at building “a credible, people-centred, and forward-looking policy framework for national governance.”

However, shortly after the announcement on X (formerly Twitter), Adamolekun took to the social media platform to condemn the inclusion of her name, saying she neither joined the party nor agreed to serve on the committee.

“ADC! ADC!! ADC!!! How many times did I call you? This is not how to build credibility o!!! Please show me evidence of when I joined your party!! Na wa…,” she wrote.

Echoing her reaction in the comment section, former presidential candidate of the KOWA Party, Prof. Remi Sonaiya, said she was equally surprised to see her name on the list.

“I was surprised to see my name too,” Sonaiya wrote. 

“While it’s been claimed that not all on the list are ADC members, the consent of nominees should have been sought before their names were published. #Credibility #GoodGovernance,” she added.

The development sparked a public exchange between the party and Adamolekun raising questions about the ADC’s nomination and vetting process.