A former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has accepted his appointment as the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress.
Aregbesola, a former Minister of Interior, announced his acceptance in a statement on his official X handle on Wednesday.
Dear party leaders, distinguished members, friends, and fellow citizens, it is with deep humility, a profound sense of duty, and unwavering hope for our people, nation, race, and party, that I accept the appointment as the National Secretary of our great party.
The former governor thanked the leadership for the trust reposed in him.
He also thanked committed members of the party and those who still believed that politics can be a force for good.
Aregbesola said that a political party is not a platform for opportunism, a mere vehicle to power for the few, or a tool for personal ambition.
A political party, in its truest form, is a living institution built on values, guided by ideals and accountable to the people it seeks to serve.
Throughout Africa’s history and particularly in the legacy of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa, a 113-year behemoth of party organisation that is impeccable in its credibility as a model of supremacy of party over its creation (government and popularly elected officials) have seen what a party grounded in ideology, principle, and people-centered struggle can achieve.
The ANC is not perfect, but it stands for something. It was forged in resistance, sharpened by vision, and led by men and women who believe in justice, dignity, equality, inclusivity of all interests, and true freedom.
It has character. It has soul. It is, therefore, a true platform for the expression of their aspirations.
The opposition coalition had adopted the ADC as the platform to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
The party appointed a former Senate President, David Mark, who has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as its interim national chairman, with Aregbesola appointed as the interim national secretary.
This was made known in a social media post by a former national publicity secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, among others.
In a post on his X account, Ologbodiyan wrote, African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been adopted as the political party for the coalition.
The party has elected Sen. David Mark as the interim National Chairman and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as the interim National Secretary.
