By Gabriel Atumeyi
The Caretaker/ Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, has extended the ongoing nationwide membership registration/revalidation exercise to March 31, 2021.
The first phase of the exercise was earlier scheduled to end on Tuesday, February 23rd.
This was contained in a statement titled, “Extension of the nationwide membership registration, revalidation and register update exercise,” signed by the party’s National Secretary, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, in Abuja, on Sunday.
According to statement, the massive turnout and feedback from across the states has been overwhelming and beyond the projected success level and expectation of the party. Which has led to the shortage of registration materials recorded in many states across the country, warranting an extension of the exercise to give every interested Nigerian the opportunity to officially identify with the ruling party, the APC.
“In response to the demands across the states for an extension to allow accommodation of all prospective members, the Party has therefore extended the nationwide membership registration exercise by a period of three (3) weeks. This extension will shift the end of the exercise to Wednesday 31st March, 2021.
“Additional disbursement of registration materials to meet up with the demands reported in most states has however commenced and will continue until the material needs of all the affected states are adequately met.”