The leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it has taken note of a misleading and anonymous publication circulating under the name “ADC Lagos State Stakeholders Forum”, alleging that trouble is brewing in the South West chapter of the party and falsely claiming that the national leadership has disowned the South West zonal executives led by Hon. (Alhaji) Rahman Akanni Owokoniran.
The ADC categorically dissociates itself from this false, malicious, and unverified publication.
For the avoidance of doubt, Hon. (Alhaji) Rahman Akanni Owokoniran was Saturday duly inaugurated and sworn in as the South West Zonal Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by the Deputy National Chairman, Dr. Bamidele Ajadi who is the highest ranking national officer of the party in South West, with the full consent, approval, and authority of the National Chairman of ADC, His Excellency Senator David Mark, and the national leadership of the party.
Any claim suggesting that the South West zonal leadership has been disowned by the national leadership of ADC is entirely false, misleading, and deliberately calculated to deceive party members and the general public.
Furthermore, the party views this anonymous publication as part of a coordinated attempt by agents and sympathisers of the ruling APC to sow division, manufacture internal crises, and destabilise the ADC, particularly in the South West where the party continues to gain strength, credibility, and grassroots acceptance.
This tactic of using faceless groups, anonymous statements, and fabricated factions is a familiar strategy employed to weaken opposition parties that pose a serious challenge to failed governance.
The so-called “ADC Lagos State Stakeholders Forum” failed to disclose:
* The identities of its members and their offices within ADC.
* Any lawful mandate to speak for the party
In a democratic political party, anonymous accusations are not acts of accountability; they are acts of subversion. If those behind this publication truly claim to be stakeholders of ADC, they should have the courage to boldly state their names, positions, and mandates.
The ADC welcomes constructive criticism, internal debate, and lawful engagement, but it will firmly resist APC-sponsored infiltration, misinformation, and bad-faith politics aimed at undermining duly constituted party leadership.
ADC remains united, focused, and committed to building a credible alternative for Nigerians.
The South West zonal leadership under Hon. (Alhaji) Rahman Owokoniran stands legitimate, recognised, and fully backed by the national leadership of the party.
Members of the public and party faithful are advised to disregard the said publication in its entirety and rely only on official.communications issued through the office of the national chairman of the party.
ADC stands for transparency, courage, and accountability not shadows, faceless propaganda, or external sabotage.
