Party leaders canvass improved grassroots mobilisation in Agege
Lagos 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 its 36 peers and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
   
The project, 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 federation.
   
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.
   
Lagos State Coordinator of the exercise, 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.

HOWEVER, party leaders in Agege and Orile Agege councils have urged stakeholders to intensify grassroots mobilisation to boost participation in the exercise, warning that poor coordination and limited outreach have continued to depress turnout.

The call was made at a stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in the area, aimed at galvanising party members and sensitising residents on the importance of the e-registration exercise. 
   
Speakers at the meeting said the programme was designed to reinvigorate party structures, expand membership and reposition Agege among the leading local governments in APC’s registration figures.
   
Addressing participants, PCC Chairman, Sabitu Kamarudeen, noted that despite Agege’s reputation as a politically active constituency, the number of registered members remained far below expectations. 
 
The stalwarts attributed the situation to what they described as weak leadership engagement and the concentration of party activities around a few individuals, a development they said had alienated many grassroots members.
 
According to them, the exercise is not merely administrative, but central to strengthening the party ahead of future electoral contests. They stressed that broader participation would ensure inclusiveness, deepen internal democracy and prevent the party from being perceived as a “one-man show.”
   
Also, the spokesperson for PCC Agege and Orile Agege, Bamofin Adetunji Akinyemi, disclosed that the immediate target was to register between 30,000 and 50,000 members across the area, with mobilisation efforts already underway at the ward level.
 
He said several members had begun registering, but insisted that sustained outreach by elected officials and party executives was critical to achieving the target.