FOLASHADE KEHINDE
THE All Progressives Congress has extended its ongoing nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise by three weeks.
National Secretary of the APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, John Akpanudoedehe, announced the extension of the exercise in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
According to him, the CECPC, under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, had explored all means to keep to the earlier timeline for the exercise but this could not be done.
He said it became imperative to extend the duration of the exercise by three weeks in order to give more Nigerians who were interested in joining the APC the opportunity to do so.
According to the party, from the audit reports received from the state registration committees and its situation rooms, most states commenced the exercise late and would require more time to conclude it.
Akpanudoedehe noted that the CECPC had received several applications from critical stakeholders of the APC, including the states’ caretaker chairmen for an extension of exercise.
“Consequently, the CECPC has approved the recommendation of the national committee for the membership registration, revalidation and update to extend the duration of the exercise for three weeks,” he added.
The party had, on February 22, 2021, extended its ongoing nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise, which began on February 9 across the 36 states of the federation, to March 31.
