No membership registration by proxy —APC
…as party begins distribution of registration materials to States
By Laraba Raphael
Ahead of the membership registration, revalidation and update exercise, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday began the distribution of registration materials from the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to all designated registration centres nationwide.
The distribution exercise which was supervised by the National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe alongside the Party’s Director of Administration, Alh. Abubakar Suleiman and Director of Organisation, Prof. Ussiju Medaner will be conducted from Thursday 28th January to Monday 8th February, 2021.
APC has disclosed that there will be no membership registration and revalidation by proxy as all intended entrants and existing members must be physically present for the registration exercise.
Similarly the APC leadership has warned its members against faulting the rules of registration exercise.
“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,” APC Director of Organisation, Prof. Ussiju Medaner told participants at the workshop.
“An individual may insist on collecting registration form on behalf of another. This must be totally rejected and not allowed. At the point of submission of each form, the passport photograph on the form must belong to the individual submitting it, otherwise the form is to be collected and set aside.
“In case an individual made a photocopy of the form from another and present the same for submission, the form must not only be rejected but must be collected and set aside while the individual is directed to follow the accepted pathway. Such forms are invalid and must be destroyed and captured in the exercise report.
“Any attempt by an individual to register more than once, when discovered, it should be stopped either at the registration point or at the point of final collation and documentation.
“To prevent multiple registration, the use of ink on the thumb of each registered individuals and more efficiently, the design of the final documentation template identify repeated data entry.”
