Dare Babalola
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that civil servants were being pressured to participate in the party’s electronic membership registration exercise as “entirely false and baseless”.
In a statement signed by on Monday by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the APC, the party accused the ADC of spreading disinformation and fabricating fake news.
Morka said, “That claim is entirely false and baseless, and seeks to cast a shadow over the cutting-edge and pathbreaking digitization of our Party’s membership register.”
“It is a part of ADC’s disinformation campaign that included the fabrication and circulation of a fake ‘APC membership slip’, purporting that a notorious terrorist had registered as a member of APC,” the statement added.
The party attributed the ADC’s reaction to the massive turnout of Nigerians registering as members of the APC, saying it’s intimidated by the success of the exercise.
“Clearly, the ADC is intimidated by the phenomenal success of our Party’s E-Registration exercise, for obvious reasons,” Morka said.
The APC had earlier extended the registration deadline from January 31 to February 8, 2026, due to popular demand.
“Inspired by visible gains and impact of the Renewed Hope Agenda, millions of Nigerians have registered and continue to register, voluntarily and enthusiastically, as members of our Party, compelling our leadership to yield to popular demand to extend the period of registration,” the statement added.
The party assured Nigerians that it remains committed to its Renewed Hope Agenda and will continue to innovate and drive digital progress.
“While the ADC continues to fumble and peddle falsehood, our great Party remains focused on its onward march as Africa’s standard-bearer of digital and democratic innovation,” Morka concluded.
