ADC will adopt international practices, everyone will have real voice – Aregbesola

• The former governor of Osun State said everyone will be given a fair chance and no one will be marginalised.

The Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola,  has said the party will prioritise internal democracy and transparency in its operations.

The former governor of Osun State said everyone will be given a fair chance and no one will be marginalised.

Speaking while delivering his acceptance speech after his appointment as the ADC Secretary, Aregbesola disclosed that the party will adopt international best practices in its organisational structure and ethics.

The ADC will study and adopt what works for political parties in South Africa, Sweden, Chile, and Kenya, Aregbesola said during a meeting with the National Opposition Coalition Group.

During the meeting at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, where the group adopted ADC as its official political party, Aregbesola emerged as the party’s Interim National Secretary.

Speaking, the former Interior Minister said: “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.

“We must become an institution where Internal democracy is not just preached but practised.

“Intra-party competition is transparent, fair, and just.

“All party structures from the ward to the national level function effectively and efficiently.

“Young people, women, and the marginalised have a real voice, not symbolic inclusion.

“All special and critical interests(security, educators, farmers, workers, women, youth, professionals, people with special needs, etc., must be recognised and allowed to have autonomous structures within the party.

“We will model international best practices in party organisation, administration, and ethics. We will study what works from South Africa to Sweden, from Chile to Kenya, and adapt what fits our local reality. Discipline, order, clarity of purpose, and service to the people must define us.”