APC Commences Nationwide Distribution of Registration Materials

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– Insists On Physical Presence of Registrants

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has flagged off distribution of registration materials ahead of the commencement of the party’s membership registration and revalidation exercise.

Flagging of the nationwide exercise, Secretary of the APC Caretaker Committee, CECPC, Senator John James AkpanUdoedehe, warned that no registration will be done by proxy.

AkpanUdoedehe who supervised the distribution explained that all registrants whether new or existing members must be physically present for exercise.

Speaking at a train-the-trainers workshop for officials of the APC membership registration exercise, the party’s Director of Organisation, Prof. Ussiju Medaner, told participants that registrants must be physically present.

According to him, “there is no room for membership registration and revalidation by proxy. That is why we have paid attention to cultural peculiarities and possible restrictions in some parts of the country by ensuring that the composition of the membership registration officials comprises all gender.”

A training manual for the registration officials asserts that the nationwide membership registration and register update of the Party is an important and most unique element of growing the party in preparation for all future electoral outings.

“This is premised on the fact that the strenght of the party is the bulk of its guaranteed support and membership base. The APC in a bid to enlarge its support base and simultaneously create ownership mentality that will translate to improved members participation is embarking on the membership registration which include the energising of the registered members to be paying annual dues as contained in the party rules book, ” the manual stated.

In respect of the registration proceedure, the manual stated that registration forms, duplicate membership card, party seal, due card, hard copy register, computer system with readymade registration template, stationeries, hand sanitisers, temperature checkers will be provided for officials undertaken the registration and revalidation exercise.

“At the registration center, there will be Registration Officers (ROs) with respective assigned job functions including interface with intending nembers, biodata collection and entering data in the register.”

The workshop identified general issues that may arise in the membership registration/revalidation excercise and profered answers and solutions.

The APC has also cautioned registration officers to ensure they complied with all COVID protocols as directed by NCDC.