Barring any last-minute change, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will today formally register with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and pick up his membership card.
Top aides confirmed to Daily Trust on Sunday that final arrangements had been concluded for Atiku to register at Jada Ward 1 in Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The former vice president hinted at the development during a meeting held earlier today with the Adamawa State ADC leadership in Yola.
“In Nigeria as a whole, there is a new political movement, is it not so? Today, the new movement has taken us to where? To the ADC. So, the people of Adamawa and Nigeria, our new party is ADC and our new leaders in Adamawa are here seated,” he said.
“After that, on Monday, I will be officially in the ADC. Before now, I was not in; you were there before me. Will you accept me?” he asked, to which the crowd responded with a resounding “Yes”.
He added: “May God allow us to witness Monday. It is tomorrow; we are hopeful to meet tomorrow.”
Until now, there had been doubts over the level of commitment of both Atiku and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the ADC after the opposition coalition they jointly lead adopted the party in July as its platform for the 2027 presidential election.
However, when asked last month why the coalition leaders were yet to formally join the ADC, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, explained that there were no valid membership cards at the time.
“The cards used before are invalid since the emergence of the new leadership. The valid cards are those signed by the new national chairman, Senator David Mark, and the secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,” he said.
But Atiku’s formal entrance now followed the announcement by Aregbesola on November 19 officially commencing registration and membership validation.
“As a demonstration of my commitment, I completed my own symbolic registration at Ward 8, Unit 1, Ifofin, in Ilesa East Local Government Area of Osun State,” Aregbesola said via his social media handles, urging existing members to validate their membership and new entrants to register.
Daily Trust
