As the ruling All Progress Congress, APC, in Nigeria commences membership registration across the country, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the Southwestern State of Osun has called for decorum before, during and after the registration exercise.
Oyetola made the appeal in Osogbo, the state capital while addressing party faithfuls at the stakeholders meeting that heralded the commencement of the formal registration and revalidation of party members.
He gave assurance of the party’s readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible and hitch-free registration exercise, saying the government is determined to provide adequate security to achieve the set objectives.
He admonished the party members, particularly the chieftains, to avoid any act that could either compromise the integrity of the exercise or contradict the COVID-19 safety protocols.
“I don’t envisage any problem. But I urge our people to be orderly and maintain decorum. Let’s portray the virtues of Omoluabi ethos that our state is known for. Osun is known for peace. Let’s display that before, during and after the whole exercise.
“We are going to provide adequate security to ensure seamless exercise. Party members and leaders are enjoined not to take crowd to the registration points that could create unnecessary intimidation because the exercise is not a collective registration. Rather, it is an individual exercise.
“As we all know that one cannot be a member without being registered, so also the exercise is very sacrosanct as it helps to generate statistics of the membership strength of our party; and through this, every member will have a unique number,” he said.
Spirit of internal democracy
The Chairman, APC Membership Registration and Revalidation Committee in Osun, Barrister Femi Odufowokan, enjoined the party loyalists to display the good character which had earned the party accolades as a peaceful political party in Nigeria.
Odufowokan said the party would continue to maintain and uphold the spirit of internal democracy, noting that the registration exercise would go a long way to strengthen the bond of unity and togetherness among the party’s loyalists.
Also speaking, the Osun APC Caretaker Chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun, and the Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye urged party members to see the registration exercise as a family affair which must be cherished and treasured.
They both tasked the party chieftains on the need to ensure massive mobilisation for the registration exercise.
Lateefah Ibrahim
