The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has dismissed reports that the party is negotiating an alliance with another political party ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. Aregbesola, a former governor of the state, also rejected speculation that the ADC governorship candidate, Najeem Salaam, would withdraw from the race in favour of another contender. He spoke on Saturday during a solidarity rally organised by the party in Ejigbo, Osun State, in a video that circulated on Monday. Addressing supporters, Aregbesola insisted that the ADC was contesting the election independently and had no agreement with any rival political party. We are more in population than any other political party in Nigeria,” he claimed.