The Enugu Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied allegations that local government chairmen are compelling government workers to register or revalidate their membership of the party as a condition for receiving their salaries.
The party described the claims as false, misleading and politically motivated, insisting that its ongoing electronic registration and revalidation exercise across the state is voluntary and open to all supporters without any form of coercion.
Speaking with journalists yesterday during the revalidation of the party’s immediate past state chairman, Ugochukwu Agballah, at Udi/Agbudu Ward in Udi Local Government Area, the Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee in the state, Dr Ben Nwoye, dismissed the reports as opposition propaganda.
According to Nwoye, the large turnout recorded across various wards and local government areas was a clear indication of the growing acceptance of the APC in Enugu State.
“No government worker is being forced to join the APC. What we are witnessing is voluntary participation driven by renewed confidence in the party. The opposition, lacking ideas, has resorted to spreading falsehood,” he said.
Nwoye added that verifiable data from the party’s registration dashboard showed that Enugu State was currently leading the South-East in the ongoing membership exercise, with Udi Local Government Area ranking first among the 17 councils in the state.
He explained that although some registration figures were yet to be uploaded due to network challenges in rural areas, available records already placed the state at the top in the zone.
The APC caretaker chairman attributed the development to unity within the party and increasing public support for the administration of Governor Peter Mbah.
Earlier, while revalidating his membership, Agballah urged party members to remain loyal to the party and its leadership, stressing that discipline, inclusiveness and massive grassroots mobilisation were critical to electoral victory.
“The strength of any political party lies in its membership. The more people we register, the stronger our chances at the polls,” Agballah said.
