Former Ekiti deputy governors, ex-speaker, others join ADC

Former Ekiti State Deputy Governors, Prof. Olusola Eleka, and Dr Tae Lawal, as well as ex-Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Boyega Aribisogan, have joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the state.

Eleka served under former Governor Ayodele Fayose, while Lawal served under ex-Governor Segun Oni.

They were joined by chieftains of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), and Labour Party (LP), who collapsed their structures into ADC during its unveiling in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Former Secretary to State Government, Dare Bejide, former Governor Kayode Fayemi’s Commissioner for Information, Akin Omole, and several former political appointees from the local government level as well as executive members of various political parties also joined the ADC.

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Speaking at the unveiling, the state Chairman of the ADC, Omolayo Omole, said the party has the solution to the nation’s several challenges.

Omole urged political leaders across parties line in the state to join ADC “for a better Nigeria.”

Speaking, Eleka described the ADC as an amalgamation of parties who believed in the “rescue project.”

The former deputy governor stated: “Contrary to opinions, we are not pursuing shadows. We are indeed pursuing reality, and we are going places.

“ADC has come to stay whether they like it or not.”

Prof. Bayo Fakunle, who represented former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, while noting that the ADC has come to change the narrative, said: “Nothing can stop a moving train.”

The Star