Edo State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Col David Imuse RTD has called on existing members of the party, to start preparing to revalidate their party membership in the forthcoming exercise commencing from January 25, 2021.
Col Imuse’s call is contained in a statement signed by the Assistant State Publicity Secretary, of the Edo APC, Victor Ofure Osehobo, in Benin City on the heels of the inauguration of the party’s Women and Youth Sensitisation and Mobilisation Committee for the membership registration and revalidation exercise at the Federal capital, Abuja.
Col Imuse who said the exercise will be carried out at all of the 192 wards in the state, also called on Men, Women, Youths, Persons With Disabilities, who have been desirous of joining the APC, as new members, to seize the opportunity and do so.
He said that the exercise is very important especially for some party members who left in search of the proverbial greener pastures in other parties, but met with disappointments, to return home, so that all can build a stronger united APC in Edo state.
Part of the statement read, “The time has come for those who left to come home, so that together we all will build a stronger united APC to move Edo state forward. The old has passed away, anybody joining now will be treated, accepted and integrated in line with the traditional hospitality of the APC. There is no Old or New members, we are all joiners.
“The ruling APC in Nigeria is a branded democratic, populist, people-centred political party unlike several other parties which have no membership register of any sort.
“Being members of the APC has several benefits. This include the capacity to vote in the election of candidates for Ward, local government and state congresses, to choose party officers and party candidates for elzxtive public offices like Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors, Members of the State Assembly and even the Governorship primaries.
“Members also play big roles by attending party meetings at ward or local government levels periodically, speak up and make suggestions on ways to make the society better.
“The APC has become the party of choice for many across Nigeria and Edo in particular because all too soon it has become obvious that the party it is a party with legitimacy and credibility that cannot be bought with a mess of porridge.
“Unlike other parties that are jinxed and are synonymous to deceit, falsehood, lawlessness and committed to mortgaging the future of unborn Edo children, by using a disabled state assembly to take dubious capital loans, the APC welcomes All and it is a party for the welfare of All”.