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By John Ogunsemore
Popular activist, Yemi Adamolekun has rejected her appointment into the 50-man Policy and Manifesto Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
In a series of posts on X on Wednesday, Adamolekun, who is Executive Director of Enough is Enough, said she was not consulted before her purported appointment was made public.
The ADC had published a list of “50 wise men and women” of its Policy/Manifesto Committee in newspapers.
According to the publication, the committee has Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Chairman; Prof. Pat Utomi, Deputy Chairman; Salihu Lukman, Secretary; and 47 others listed as Members.
The party disclosed that the committee would be officially inaugurated on February 2, 2026, at the ADC National Secretariat in Abuja.
Reacting to the publication, Adamolekun challenged the ADC to show evidence that she joined the party which could have warranted her appointment into the committee.
“This is not how to build credibility o.
“Please show me evidence of when I joined your party,” she wrote on X.
Reacting in an X post, National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi clarified that not everyone on the ADC Policy and Manifesto Committee is a member of the ADC.
He added, “Many are not even politicians.
“This is because the ADC believes that the task of developing workable public policies for the benefit of all Nigerians should not be left to politicians alone.
“During our vetting process, we took all necessary measures to ensure that everyone recommended to serve on this important committee was duly notified and had given their consent.”
Abdullahi expressed hope that Adamolekun would agree to serve on the committee “because of her vast experience — even though she is not a member of our party”.
However, the activist chided the party spokesman over his handling of her grievances and rejected her appointment.
She said, “Since you want to engage me here without the courtesy of a call to apologise for this gross oversight, I’ll respond here.
“No, I’m not interested in serving on a Committee where a simple vetting process is complicated & no one is taking responsibility for the error.”
