The Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr. Tunde Balogun, said yesterday that there would be no basis for any parallel membership registration and validation in the chapter.
He said the process would not be hijacked, urging the party faithful to get ready for the assignment.
He spoke yesterday at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the party secretariat on Acme Road, Ogba, Ikeja, ahead of the exercise billed to start in Lagos next Tuesday.
Dismissing the antics of those pushing for factional registration, Balogun said: “To prevent this, we want to register people freely and we will do it in a fair manner so that no one will feel cheated and neglected. I don’t see the possibility of their success. They will fail.”
He said the chapter would embark on the aggressive mobilization of members, adding that new members would also be attracted to the platform.
House of Representatives member James Faleke (Ikeja Constituency) wondered why existing party members should be asked to re-register, instead of revalidating their membership, citing the re-registration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said the column for revalidation of existing members was missing on the party’s membership registration form.
House of Assemblymember Jude Idimogwu urged the committee to ensure that non-indigenes, including the Igbo and the Hausa, were given a sense of belonging during the exercise.