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Lagos State has taken the lead in the All Progressives Congress, APC, nationwide e-registration exercise, emerging as the state with the highest number of digitally registered members among the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The e-registration programme, which commenced in December 2025 and is scheduled to conclude on January 31, 2026, was introduced to create a comprehensive digital database of party members across the country.
DAILY PIST reports that Lagos began its registration process on January 5, 2026, and within a short period displaced Delta State, which had topped the chart for nearly three months.
In just 15 days, the state recorded remarkable figures, putting it on course to meet its ambition of enrolling millions of members into the party.
Lagos State Coordinator of the exercise, Comrade Prince Ayodele Adewale, attributed the achievement to meticulous planning, strong collaboration with local government officials and ward-level party structures, as well as the effective deployment of technology to track and manage registrations in real time.
He expressed gratitude to Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the Lagos State House of Assembly for their support throughout the process.
Adewale also commended the state APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, members of the state executive council, and the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, led by Alhaji Oluyole Olusi, for their strategic leadership and efforts in mobilising party members across the state.
Meanwhile, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaura-Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in Zamfara State, Hon. Sani Jaji, has raised concerns over alleged attempts to undermine the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections through the ongoing e-membership registration exercise.
Speaking with journalists in Bauna after meeting with the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the lawmaker alleged that certain individuals were deliberately excluded from the registration process.
According to him, some members affiliated with the Jajiyya movement in the state were denied the opportunity to register.
“I met with the National Chairman today because when the e-registration started, I was out of the country on Lesser Hajj. While I was away, my people contacted me and complained that there was a problem,” Jaji said.
“They prevented the State Organising Secretary from fully participating in the process, and some members of the Jajiyya movement were denied registration. Up to this moment, I have not been registered, despite being a sitting member of the House of Representatives and having served as Director of Contact and Mobilisation during the 2023 presidential campaign. That made it clear to me that something was wrong.”
The lawmaker explained that his visit to the party secretariat was prompted by fears that similar internal issues had previously weakened political parties.
He recalled that comparable developments contributed to the decline of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2015.
“They undermined the party’s structure in the state, and that was one of the reasons the party collapsed, among other factors.
“We needed to bring this to the attention of the National Chairman so that urgent steps can be taken to stop actions that are unhealthy for the party,” he said.
He stressed the need for transparency and inclusiveness in the registration process to safeguard the unity and strength of the APC ahead of future elections.
Lagos tops APC nationwide e-registration as lawmaker raises exclusion allegations
