The African Democratic Congress in Gombe State on Friday evening launched a membership enrolment drive aimed at strengthening its electoral fortunes ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking at the inauguration of the State Transition and Membership Drive Committee, the Gombe State Chairman of the ADC, Auwal Barde, said the party was working assiduously to rescue both the state and the country.
Barde said, “ADC is here to ensure development across the board. We call on residents of Gombe to join the party to make the Nigeria and the state we yearn for possible.”
On his part, a former Minister of Transportation, Abdullahi Umar, refuted claims that the party was divided, insisting that the ADC remained one big family.
He said, “Today, we constituted a committee to drive membership across the state. They will be going to the grassroots, and this will be a continuous exercise. We are confident that in the next couple of months, we should be bringing in 500,000 members.”
Umar explained that disagreements were normal in politics but stressed that the party had mechanisms to resolve conflicts.
In politics, divisions are bound to happen. But as a party, congresses were conducted, and although we were not in the party then, the issues were resolved in 2024, which brought back Auwal Barde as chairman.
This was affirmed by the national executive of the party. So, there is no dispute—people should return to their positions,” he added.
He also urged members to take part in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s ongoing Continuous Voter Registration, stressing that the Permanent Voter Card remains the most powerful tool in choosing leaders.
“Collection of PVCs is very important. It will give you the opportunity to decide who should represent you at different levels of government,” he said.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the State Transition and Membership Drive Committee, John Yoriyo, assured that the committee would not only focus on ADC membership registration but also encourage residents to participate in the ongoing CVR.
“We will encourage residents to register and collect their PVCs, and we will also market ADC to the grassroots,” Yoriyo said.
