Adelabu then became more active in the organization of NCNC in Ibadan and became the secretary of the party's Western Province Working Committee while earning recognition within the party as the only IPP legislator who stayed with NCNC.. 
Wọn fun ni ẹyẹ fifi si Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ni 1993, si Blues Hall of Fame ni 2001, ati si Grammy Hall of Fame ni 1999 ati 2000.. 