Opeyemi “Yemi” Adamolekun, a Nigerian civic activist and former executive director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, has challenged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over her name appearing on the party’s policy and manifesto committee list.
The opposition party recently released a circular announcing what it called a “50 wise men and women policy and manifesto committee”, with Adamolekun listed among the members. The committee is expected to draft the ADC’s policy proposals and election manifesto ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election, when voters will elect a president and other national and state leaders.
The circular, signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s national publicity secretary, named John Oyegun, a former governor of Edo State in southern Nigeria, as chairman of the committee. It also listed Pat Utomi, a Nigerian professor of political economy, as deputy chairman, and Salihu Lukman, a political organiser and party stakeholder, as secretary.
According to the document, the party said the committee’s membership was approved by David A. B. Mark, the ADC national chairman and a former president of Nigeria’s Senate, after a decision by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
The circular added that the committee would be inaugurated on Monday, 2 February 2026, at the ADC national secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital.
However, Adamolekun reacted on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, saying she did not understand how her name was included. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, she questioned the party’s credibility and asked for proof that she had joined the ADC.
“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.
The development comes as the ADC continues to draw attention ahead of the 2027 elections. In June 2025, a group of opposition politicians adopted the ADC as a platform, saying their main goal was to remove Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, from office in the next election. Those linked to the move included Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria, Peter Obi, a former governor and past presidential candidate, and Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State in southern Nigeria.