Ismaeel Aleem
The Imo State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has commenced a comprehensive membership registration exercise spanning all 27 local government areas, marking a pivotal effort to entrench its grassroots footprint ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Party leaders described the initiative as a deliberate strategy to improve mobilisation and fortify organisational architecture at the ward and community levels.
The launch convened prominent stakeholders, including LGA chairmen, ward executives, and veteran members from an initial nine council areas selected for the rollout.
Addressing the gathering, State Chairman James Okoroma hailed the exercise as a testament to the ADC’s resolve to permeate rural constituencies and champion participatory democracy through inclusive governance.
He lamented Nigeria’s stalled development, attributing it to a persistent misdirection in national policy priorities.
“Nigeria is not making genuine progress because we remain on the wrong developmental track,” Okoroma declared, positioning the ADC as a corrective renaissance spearheaded by selfless patriots across societal strata.
“ADC is determined to bring about a new government that prioritises education, healthcare, technology, security, and improved living standards,” he affirmed.
Okoroma portrayed the party as a movement anchored in sacrifice for posterity, urging members to embody unity, loyalty, and fidelity to its ethos of integrity, empathy, and competence.
He framed the registration drive as the bedrock of a transformative political order capable of displacing entrenched interests.
The exercise signals the ADC’s ambition to evolve from fringe contender to formidable opposition in Imo, a state long dominated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
By systematically expanding its membership base, the party aims to cultivate a broad, ideologically aligned coalition poised to challenge the status quo in forthcoming polls.
