The Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area has announced its plans to register at least 200,000 members for the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the ongoing E-registration exercise.
It also declared massive support for the re-election bid of both President Bola Tinubu and Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, in 2027. The Igbo-Etiti Council Chairman, Dr Eric Odo, disclosed this on Tuesday while flagging off the APC E-registration at the Council Headquarters in Ogbede.
Odo argued that registering the large members would enable the LGA to demand more development from both the federal and the state governments. “Our target is to register not less than 200,000 members of the APC in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area.
“This e-registration is a strategic move to reposition the party, deepen internal democracy, and give every member a sense of belonging,” he said.
According to him, logistics have been put in place to ensure a smooth and hitch-free exercise, emphasizing that the exercise will enable old and new members to officially identify with the party.
The council chairman hinted that the journey towards political emancipation of the South East had started, adding that the Igbo presidency can only be actualised through the APC.
He expressed strong optimism that the party would win all elective positions, including the governorship seat, in 2027. Earlier, the APC E-registration Coordinating Supervisor in Igbo-Etiti, Mr Salem Ezeorah, explained that the registration exercise makes one an authentic member of the party.
Ezeorah maintained that this would make it impossible for anyone to be denied access as an APC member. While urging everyone to participate in the E-registration to increase the number of party members in the council area, the Coordinating Supervisor hinted that politics it’s all about the number.
He charged ward agents to embark on aggressive door-to-door registration in order to register up to the target of 200,000 in Igbo-Etiti. Also, the South-East Zonal APC Women Leader, Mrs Uchenna Diyiokeh, enjoined women to champion and ensure the registration exercise is a huge success. The event witnessed the formal registration of the council chairman as a party member.
