‘We Were Not Ready’ — Aregbesola Reveals Why ADC Lost Anambra, FCT Elections
The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, has explained why the party failed to win the November 25 Anambra State governorship election and the February 26 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council polls.
Speaking at the party’s ongoing national convention on Tuesday, Aregbesola admitted that internal challenges, including inadequate funding and an underdeveloped party structure, played a major role in the losses.
He noted that external factors also contributed to the outcome, accusing rival parties of leveraging incumbency advantage, excessive monetisation of the electoral process, and misuse of state power.
“Our party participated in the 2025 Anambra governorship election and the February 26 FCT local government polls, but we were not successful for several reasons,” he said.
“On one hand, our opponents used the power of incumbency, money politics, and state influence. On the other hand, we faced issues of poor funding and lack of readiness within our structure.”
Despite the setbacks, Aregbesola said the party has learned valuable lessons and is repositioning itself ahead of upcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states.
Recall that in the FCT Area Council elections, the All Progressives Congress secured five out of six seats, while the Peoples Democratic Party won the remaining seat.
