The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State yesterday said, it is aiming to get at least one million persons registered in the state in the party’s ongoing e-registration exercise going on across the country.
Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, chairman, Edo State PDP e-registration committee who disclosed this in Benin at the official flag-off the exercise in the state, expressed optimism that with the cooperation of party members, stakeholders and leaders, the exercise would be successful and that the target of one million members would be achieved.
Adjoto, while stating that the party is setting up an e-registration Technical Academy in each of the Senatorial District to make the exercise hitch-free, noted that the entire exercise would be leadership driven.
“We are also setting up e-registration Technical Academy in each of the Senatorial District, where fresh agents will be receiving adequate training throughout the period of this exercise.
“Meanwhile, the entire exercise will be leadership driven; partyleaders are encouraged to help deepen awareness creation through diverse publicity mechanism such as sponsorship of jingles on Television and Radio as well as banners which may even bear the image of the sponsor.
“Party leaders are also at liberty to recommend individuals to us who they wish to sponsor as ward field agents for the exercise; details of such persons should be forwarded to Edo PDP e-registration Help Desk Centre located at number 59, Airport Road, Benin-City.
“We have also put all modalities in place to ensure that the exercise is all-inclusive to various categories of party members and intending members,” he noted.
Also commenting, state party chairman, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, urged members and intending members to turn up for the exercise, noting that the state governor, being chairman of the E-registration, the state cannot afford to fail.
He noted that Edo being heartbeat of the nation, can’t afford to fail in carrying out the exercise.