The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed allegations that its newly launched digital membership registration platform is intended to manipulate future elections, describing the claims as “utterly irresponsible and baseless.”
Speaking in an interview with Arise News on Tuesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the criticisms from opposition parties reflect idleness and a misunderstanding of routine party activities.
He stressed that the registration drive has no connection to elections, which are still more than a year away.
“That is just utterly irresponsible for anyone to suggest that a normal, legitimate activity of a political party has anything to do with an election that is still well over a year, if not nearly two years.
“These guys are idle. They really don’t have anything to do, ” Morka said.
Morka explained that the digital registration initiative was part of the APC’s broader effort to modernise party administration, strengthen internal organisation, and build a robust membership base.
“Party membership mobilisation is a normal, legitimate activity. That’s what we’re doing.
“We are proud to be the first political party in Nigeria to digitalise our membership and create a platform that allows us to plan more effectively, ” he said.
The publicity secretary noted that the digital system is interactive and user-friendly, allowing members to update their details if they move or change phone numbers.
“Once you register, you can interact with the platform. If your residence or phone number changes, you can go back into the system and update your information,” Morka added.
Addressing concerns about data security, duplicate registrations, and potential manipulation, Morka assured that the APC consulted leading technology experts and deployed state-of-the-art systems.
“No technological system is ever entirely foolproof, but we have gone to great lengths to deploy some of the finest technologies available, with firewalls and protections that make external access extremely difficult,” he said.
The platform also accommodates offline registration for remote areas, ensuring data can be captured without connectivity and later synchronised when network access is restored.
Morka clarified that the membership data is exclusively controlled by the APC and would not be used for any purpose outside party administration.
“Our membership platform is entirely under APC control. We are not sharing it or giving access for any purpose other than managing our membership base and informing planning and policy discussions. End of story,” he said.
He revealed that within the first week, the party had already recorded about two million registrations, attributing the early success to extensive planning and consultations at the highest levels of party leadership.
“This registration didn’t just start this week. Several committees were set up, consultants made multiple presentations, and leadership was fully briefed at every step,” Morka explained.
Regarding transparency, he noted that the digital system allows the APC to generate real-time membership figures and demographic data, which can be independently verified if necessary.
“At any point, we can tell you how many people are on the database, how many women there are, and other demographics.
”These are live, verifiable numbers,” he said.
Morka further stated that the registration process was ongoing, allowing new members to join and existing members to update their details beyond the initial registration period.
The APC’s digital membership platform, according to Morka, represents a major step toward modernising party operations and enhancing engagement with members while safeguarding data integrity.
