Rauf Aregbesola, National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has explained why the party lost the November 25 Anambra State governorship election and the February 26 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council polls.
Speaking at the party’s national convention, Aregbesola admitted that internal challenges played a major role in the defeats. According to him, the party suffered from weak funding and a lack of preparedness in its structure.
He also blamed external factors, including the use of incumbency power, monetisation of the electoral process, and alleged misuse of state resources by opponents.
Despite the setbacks, Aregbesola said the party has learned from its mistakes and is preparing ahead of upcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states.
In the FCT Area Council elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won five out of six seats, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured the remaining seat.
