Written by Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: The All Progressives Congress (APC) has retaliated against the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by refuting allegations that the ruling party’s ongoing computerized registration drive is forcing state officials to join.
The APC described the ADC’s accusations as a “disinformation campaign” motivated by anxiety over the ruling party’s increasing numbers in a forceful statement released on Monday in Abuja.
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, a spokesman for the ADC, claimed on Sunday that public employees were being forced to join the ruling APC.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, declared that the opposition party’s charges are absolutely without merit.forced to adjust the timeline to accommodate more citizens.
Morka attributed this surge to the public’s approval of the current administration’s policies.
He maintained that the ADC is merely “terrified” by the massive turnout of Nigerians engaging in the digital enrollment.
Morka stated, “That claim is completely untrue and unfounded, and it aims to cast a shadow over the innovative and groundbreaking digitization of our Party’s membership register.”
Citing an earlier instance of the “fabrication and circulation of a fake ‘APC membership slip,'” which purportedly connected a well-known terrorist to the party, the APC further charged the ADC with a history of dishonesty.
According to the ruling party, the e-Registration exercise has been so effective that the leadership was
The party emphasized that the registration process remains “voluntary and enthusiastic,” propelled by what it characterizes as the “visible gains and impact of the Renewed Hope Agenda.”
Dismissing the ADC’s efforts as “fumbling,” the APC reasserted its position as a leader in political technology across the continent.
For obvious reasons, the ADC is clearly terrified by our Party’s e-Registration exercise’s extraordinary success. That cannot, however, excuse fabricating and spreading false information in an effort to discredit the exercise, the statement said.
Reiterating its dedication to its “onward march as Africa’s standard-bearer of digital and democratic innovation,” the party
