Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said that the party anticipated electronic registration programme has not commenced and advised members to desist from any illegal ongoing registration that is unknown to the organs of the party.
The party explained that the date, time and modalities for the registration would be communicated through the appropriate organs of the party and urged party members to get prepared for the exercise and ensure its success across the state.
The Osun APC also pleaded with Labour unions in the country to allow peaceful resolution of the ongoing minimum wage issue assuring that President Bola Ahamed Tinubu meant well for the country and he would not disappoint the workers.
The State Chairman of the party, Alhaji Tajudeen Lawal, said this while reading the communique of the party stakeholders’ meeting held at the state party secretariat in Osogbo, today.
The party also encouraged the party members to welcome any disenchanted member of the party who is genuinely repentant and integrate them into party at the unit and ward levels.
According to the communique, ” the meeting officially notified the party leadership about the upcoming electronics party membership registration as directed by the national secretariat of the party and urged all the party organs to prepare and get ready for the exercise that is expected to commence next week.
“The meeting also clarified that the party has not started any membership registration in the state and any form of registration on behalf of the party is unknown to any organ of the party and therefore, the party members should ignore such registration in whatever form.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the inauguration of the train the trainers and workshop for the electronic membership registration will hold tomorrow in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as announced by the National Chairman of our party, Dr Abdulhai Ganduje, therefore, any ongoing or previous registration in recent time is unknown to any party organs.
“This clarification is very important as a result of speculations and intentions of some marauders to mislead unsuspecting members of the party.
“It was resolved that any of the disenchanted member(s) of the party who are genuinely repentant should be encouraged for full integration into our party at the unit and ward levels.
“The meeting also directed all the organs of the party from the unit to the state level to continue the regular meetings of the party and accommodate the new decampees as the party is currently experiencing gale of defections in the state.
“The meeting also appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other affiliates to allow negotiation and peaceful resolution of the current industrial disputes over minimum wage and passed a vote of confidence in Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, for adding substantial value to the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of President Tinubu with a strong belief in his capacity to navigate the current economic challenges confronting the nation, “the communique reads.
