Ex-Senator Mudashiru Husain criticises ADC, citing weak leadership, unclear ideology, and lack of long-term political organisation
Mudashiru Husain, a former senator representing Osun West, has criticised the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the party as lacking cohesive leadership, a clear structure, a defined ideology, and long-term political organisation.
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The remarks were issued in Osogbo on Thursday.
Husain also berated the ADC’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, over comments suggesting that the defection of governors would not affect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election prospects or the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s chances in the 2027 general elections.
Aregbesola had cited the APC’s 2023 performance in Lagos as indicative of a potential nationwide trend.
“The claim by the ADC National scribe is selective in interpretation and detached from the historical and practical realities of Nigeria’s political evolution,” Husain said.
“The sanctity of the people’s vote remains non-negotiable; it is intellectually dishonest to strip elections of the roles played by leadership, structure, ideology, and long-term political organisation, which ADC lacks.”
Husain, a former ally of Aregbesola in Lagos and Osun, emphasised that democracy relies on credible political leadership.
“Democracy thrives on the will of the people, but that will is shaped, mobilised, and protected by credible political leadership. To suggest otherwise is to oversimplify a complex democratic process,” he said.
The ex-senator also highlighted the historical strength of the progressive movement, stressing that it was built on grassroots engagement, policy-driven governance, and disciplined party organisation.
“These elements were central to electoral successes recorded across different levels of government over the years,” he added.
Husain further argued that governors and political leaders play strategic roles in stabilising party systems, mobilising citizens, and sustaining democratic institutions functions that cannot be dismissed without undermining the very system that produced past electoral victories.
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He concluded by urging political leaders and commentators to avoid revisionist narratives and instead focus on deepening Nigeria’s democratic culture through constructive engagement, institutional respect, and commitment to the country’s collective political journey.
