The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that civil servants across the country are being forced to join the ruling party through its ongoing electronic membership registration exercise.
In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the APC described the accusation as a “disinformation campaign” driven by fear of the party’s growing popularity and nationwide participation in its digital registration programme.
The ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, had on Sunday alleged that government employees were being coerced into registering with the APC — a claim the ruling party says is entirely false.
Reacting, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka said the opposition’s claims lack credibility and are meant to undermine what he called a “groundbreaking digitization effort” that is transforming party membership across Nigeria.
“That claim is entirely false and baseless, and seeks to cast a shadow over the cutting-edge and pathbreaking digitization of our Party’s membership register,” Morka said.
He accused the ADC of engaging in “habitual deceit,” recalling a past incident in which the opposition allegedly fabricated and circulated a fake APC membership slip linking a terrorist suspect to the party.
According to Morka, the e-registration drive has witnessed overwhelming participation, prompting the APC leadership to extend the exercise timeline to accommodate more Nigerians eager to join.
The ruling party attributed the surge in membership to growing public approval of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, insisting that registration remains “voluntary and enthusiastic.”
“Clearly, the ADC is intimidated by the phenomenal success of our Party’s e-Registration exercise,” Morka added. “But that cannot justify concocting and spewing lies to discredit a transparent and innovative process.”
Reaffirming its commitment to digital transformation and internal democracy, the APC described itself as “Africa’s standard-bearer in political technology and democratic innovation.”
