ADC Launches Nationwide Membership Revalidation to Strengthen Party Structures

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially commenced a nationwide membership revalidation, registration, and mobilisation exercise, aimed at reinforcing its internal structures, expanding its grassroots support, and positioning the party for upcoming political engagements.

The initiative was unveiled in Abuja during the inauguration of the party’s Membership, Revalidation, Mobilisation, and Registration (MRMR) committee. ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark, alongside the committee chairman, Alhaji Kashim Imam, addressed party leaders and members.

Senator Mark explained that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) approved the creation of the committee to ensure a credible and verifiable membership register, which he described as “central to the growth, legitimacy, and survival of the party.”

He said, “African Democratic Congress, ADC, was founded on the principles of justice, equity, accountability, and people-centered governance. For these ideals to translate into political success, our party must rest on a solid, credible and verifiable membership base, supported by effective mobilisation structures across the federation. No political party can aspire to national relevance without a strong, active and properly documented membership. Membership is the lifeblood of any democratic organization. It determines legitimacy, strength, reach and ultimately, electoral victory. As we look ahead to future political engagements, it has become imperative to revalidate our existing members, register new ones, strengthen our grassroots presence, and harmonize our membership records nationwide.”

Mark also revealed that the new membership cards to be issued during the exercise would include enhanced security features and be tailored for each state and the Federal Capital Territory. He urged the MRMR committee to conduct the exercise with fairness, integrity, and transparency. “Let me emphasise that this exercise is not about exclusion, but inclusion, strengthening, organising, and repositioning our party to meet the expectations of Nigerians who yearn for credible leadership and democratic governance,” he added.

In his acceptance speech, MRMR Committee Chairman Alhaji Kashim Imam described the launch as a new chapter for the ADC. “There is a new regime, there is a new sheriff in town and I’m proud to say that this party is going to be a very different party. We will return African Democratic Congress to the average Nigerian. Our party is a grassroots movement. We will invite the peasants, the ordinary Nigerian, the masses, the poor, the downtrodden, to take charge, take responsibility, and assume ownership of the ADC,” he said.

Imam further pledged that the committee would work tirelessly to meet the deadlines set by the party leadership. “We will not sleep, we will not rest, we will work 24/7. You will see us mobilising and registering members in the creeks, in the deserts, across the length and breadth of this country. This is a mass movement,” he added.

The MRMR committee is tasked with registering new members nationwide, implementing a grassroots mobilisation strategy, revalidating existing membership records across all states and the FCT, harmonising existing records, and deploying both electronic and manual registration platforms. An interim report of the exercise is expected to be submitted to the NWC within 30 days.

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