Enugu APC to register 1.5m members – Chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State says it plans to register more than 1.5 million members in the state.

The party’s Caretaker Chairman in the state, Dr Ben Nwoye, disclosed this on Thursday in Enugu during the flag-off of training for the APC E-registration Local Government Supervisors.

Nwoye said that the e-registration would enable the party to register new members, which would equally expand its membership base in the state.

He said that the commencement of the online membership registration was indicative of the state’s determination to lead in the party’s organisation and structure.

“The training is the first mark of how the party is henceforth organised.

“It’s no longer a time when people run away with party registers and refuse to issue you membership cards.

“Gone are the days when one’s membership of the party was in doubt. Enugu is taking the lead as a smart state with a smart political party.

“We want to make Enugu the best state in Nigeria, and the governor is working towards that,” Nwoye said.

He expressed the optimism that the exercise would help to consolidate President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda as well as Gov. Peter Mbah’s ‘Tomorrow is Here’ mantra.

According to him, this will enable the governor to continue his good governance and make Enugu the best state in Nigeria.

In his remarks, the APC E-registration Chairman in the state, Chief Flavour Eze, said that the idea behind the online registration was to eliminate fictitious members from the party.

Eze stated that members would be registered with their National Identification Number (NIN) and voter cards, noting that the exercise would be done online.

While hinting that the registration would be done at the ward level, the chairman said that ward supervisors would soon be trained to enable them carry out the exercise successfully.

He applauded governor’s leadership style, saying that it had not only transformed the state but had also opened it up to investors, urging him not to rest on his oars.

Eze described Mbah’s appointees to the committee as round pegs in round holes, saying they were competent and qualified to occupy the positions.

He urged the people of the state to continue supporting the government to enable it implement its policies and programmes for the betterment of their lives.

Our correspondent reports that Mr Kelvin Edeh is the Coordinator of Enugu East Senatorial District, while Messrs Samson Eneje and Jennifer Ndubuisi are the coordinators of Enugu North and Enugu West senatorial districts respectively.