2027: APC targets 9m registered members,

The All Progressives Congress says it has recorded a significant boost in its nationwide membership drive following the launch of its electronic registration platform, with over two million registering within one week.

The party’s National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, saying the APC is projecting between eight and nine million registered members in the coming days.

But the opposition party expressed concern, alleging that the e-registration was part of a grand 2027 rigging plot.

The National Executive Committee of the APC, alongside other party organs, had last year approved the adoption of electronic registration to accurately ascertain the party’s actual membership strength nationwide.

Basiru explained that the online nature of the exercise enables real-time monitoring, transparency and credibility.

“The NEC is the second most powerful organ of the party. And it gave a directive that before the end of January, we want all our members to be digitally identified. The significance of the registration is underscored by the fact that data is very important to the operational efficiency of any organisation, no less than that of a political party that thrives on mobilisation, organisation, and consultation of leaders. The National Chairman also charged the state coordinators to ensure that the exercise is in full throttle before the end of the week.

“And of course, any states that are found lacking, we at the National Working Committee have been given the latitude to change the status of state coordinators if they are not ongoing. And of course, we also have the mandate to take a look at the state-by-state affairs of the membership registration.

“We are happy to inform the Nigerian people that as of today, just a week into the exercise, with many states yet to even start in full throttle, Nigerians who are registered as members of APC are already in excess of two million members who are digitally verified and have their names and voter identification numbers.

“We emphasise that in a couple of days, particularly when we make another assessment by next week, we should be in the region of about eight or nine million in membership, by the grace of God.”

Basiru called on all party stakeholders across the states to take the exercise seriously, describing it as fundamental to building a strong and organic party capable of mobilising Nigerians in support of the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“We also commend the involvement of all our party stakeholders at the state level. They have committed time, energy, and resources in mobilizing for the success of the exercise,” he added.

Meanwhile, the National Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has directed all coordinators of the ongoing nationwide electronic registration exercise across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to ensure that every party member is registered, warning that failure would attract sanctions.

According to a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, Yilwatda issued the directive during a meeting with state registration coordinators at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.

The statement noted that all State Organising Secretaries serve as coordinators for the exercise, except where any was not trained.

The registration exercise is scheduled to end on January 30, 2026.

According to the APC chairman, the coordinator’s position is not ceremonial but a responsibility to strengthen the party.

“If any coordinator does not get all members registered in his or her state, we will drop you and appoint another person. The position you occupy is an opportunity to make the party better,” he said.

Yilwatda reminded the coordinators that elections are won at the grassroots.

“Nobody contests elections at the national secretariat. Elections are won or lost at the state, senatorial, constituency, local government, and ward levels. The performance of the party rests squarely on you,” he stated.

He warned against inflated membership figures that do not reflect electoral outcomes.

The chairman also cautioned against blocking any member from participating in the registration process.

“No chairman, no coordinator, and not even a governor has the power to stop any party member from being registered. No one must be disenfranchised,” he warned.

Providing an update, Yilwatda said Delta State is currently leading the registration exercise, followed by Lagos, Kebbi, Adamawa and Plateau states.

In Benue State, Governor Hyacinth Alia on Monday registered as the first APC member in the state, receiving membership number 001 while flagging off the e-registration exercise at RCM Primary School, Ihugh, in Vandeikya Local Government Area.

Speaking after the exercise, Alia urged party chairmen and ward leaders to mobilise members, noting that registration agents have been deployed across all council wards.

He cautioned members against actions capable of distorting the exercise and advised peaceful coordination at the ward level.

The governor described his registration as a demonstration of acceptance ahead of his re-election bid and commended the APC leadership for introducing the initiative.

In Adamawa State, the APC Unity Forum warned against plans by some party chieftains to impose candidates.

Speaking at a press conference in Yola on Sunday, the Director General of the forum, Alhaji Abubakar Hamma, said only free, fair and credible primaries would guarantee electoral victory.

“We will ensure that all party members have an equal opportunity to participate in the process, and that the outcome reflects the will of the party faithful.”

“We understand the importance of maintaining the trust and confidence of our members, and we are working tirelessly to ensure that the primary election is conducted in a transparent and accountable manner.”

He added, “Let me assure you that there will be no imposition of candidate, and that the election will be free from any form of manipulation or interference. We will uphold the principles of internal democracy and ensure that the best candidate emerges to fly our Party’s flag in the forthcoming elections.”

Ardo  Zubairu 

National Secretary 

TInubu Re- Election Project 2027 . Office Phones: 

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