Why we embarked on e-registration — APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Tuesday in Abuja that it had adopted e-registration to ascertain the true number of its members nationwide.

Mr. Suleiman Argungu, the National Organising Secretary of the party, said this when the National Director, APC Professional Women Council, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo, paid him a courtesy visit.

“Between 2022 and 2023, they said that our party has a certain number of registered members and supporters, which we believe is not real compared to the outcome of the election results,"  Argungu said.

He said in particular the outcome of the presidential election, adding that the party has now embraced e-registration in order to be sure of the number of its members.

“We want to be sure of what we have on the ground; we want to be sure of the number of members we have in each ward, local government, and in each of the 36 states of the Federation.

He said that organisations such as the APC Professional Women Council would always be encouraged by the party so that they would do more.

Argungu said the visit would enable the National Working Committee to understand the challenges facing the party at all levels.

He urged the women to mobilise for the upcoming e-regration of members.

“You said that the men are more in numbers during primary elections, so when it comes to primaries, you must mobilise to have a reasonable number to emerge victorious.

“So I encourage you to mobilise the number of women that we will be proud of; our purpose of going for e-registration is because of our experience,” he said.

Soyombo called for more involvement of women in the upcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.

“What we are looking for is for the party organ to include women in the Edo and Ondo governorship elections as members of key committees.

“We have able members who can serve as members of critical committees’’, she said, adding that the group also supports women at the grassroots.".