The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has made a passionate appeal to the teeming population of its members and supporters who have encountered a few challenges in their efforts to participate in the ongoing electronic registration of members across the state assuring that the identified technical hitches would be resolved in no time as they were being attended to by the relevant authorities.
Reports from across the 33 local government councils indicated that a large population of party faithful, consisting of old and new members, were yet to have their personal data captured by the registration officials in their domains largely due to technical issues and this development has raised agitation for an extension of the registration deadline among the leaders and members of the Party.
In a statement issued on Wednesday and made available to journalists in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, Oyo APC disclosed that the decision to make possession of National Identification Number (NIN) and Permanent Voter Card (PVC) compulsory for members to be registered was to enable the party to have accurate and reliable membership record and personal data for the purpose of strategic planning and compliance with the global best practices.
“We are not unaware of some glitches in the electronic registration exercise particularly as they concern the inability of many willing party faithful and supporters to have their personal data captured as well as lack of National Identification Number (NIN) by some individuals who are willing to register as APC members. The leadership of the APC is working round the clock to resolve some of these issues before the registration deadline this Saturday.
“We have also received requests for extension of the registration deadline from many quarters across the state and we have communicated this to the National Secretariat of our great Party while we are hoping to get a favorable response as soon as possible. Nonetheless, stakeholders are being charged to increase their efforts and ensure that nothing is left to chances. The E-regisration is a serious exercise and Oyo state chapter of the Party cannot afford to lag behind.
“As a matter of fact, old members and leaders who fail to register in the ongoing exercise would cease to be reckoned with in the scheme of things as we warm up for the congresses and party primaries in the build up to the next general elections. We are on top of the situation even as we encourage party faithful and supporters to reach out to the State Secretariat at Oke-Ado to report any challenges in their locality for prompt actions.” Oyo APC added.
