Efforts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to mop up its aggrieved and disgruntled members across the country through the newly introduced electronic registration of members with a view to repositioning the party, suffered a great set back on Wednesday, following the outright rejection of the N1000 registration levy imposed on each member.
The pilot phase of the e-registration exercise scheduled to commence in Edo State on Wednesday, failed to take off, as some of the party members protested the proposed N1000 registration fee.
It would be recalled that the ‎National Publicity Secretary of the party, Olisa Metuh, had on 23 August, announced that the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, had approved the resuscitation of the online registration of its member, using Edo state as pilot for the project.
According to the party’s NWC, the project which is to be handled by the PDP’s e-Membership Registration Committee, headed by Mr. Raymond Dokpesi, was aimed at returning ownership of the party to its members and strengthening the various structures of the party.
At a meeting held at the Edo state secretariat located along Sapele Road, Dokpesi explained that the e-membership registration cards to be issued to the party members would capture their bio-metric information, including bank details.
He also disclosed that a total of 250 machines had been deployed for the exercise in Edo North Senatorial District where the project was to kick off, to ensure that the PDP registered as many members as were willing to join its fold, adding that, the party would engage the services of the local government and ward chairmen to make the project effective.
“In the far north of Weppa-Wanno, I think we have been sensitising the people and, as of today, all the women that are on the register have been so sensitised and have actually been paying into Skye Bank for this e-registration. It’s N1,000.
“If you like you, you can pay the N1,000 by your debit card. If you like, you can do it by transfer from whichever bank that is based in Nigeria, details of which will be provided,” Dokpesi announced.
The announcement was however greeted with murmuring among the party members present at the meeting, expressing their unwillingness to pay for the registration.
One of the party members in Oredo Local Government Area who preferred anonymity, described the fee as expensive, adding that, bulk of the party supporters reside in the rural areas.
“That fee is too much for many of us. I do not expect a market woman or farmer, who earns little, to pay that amount just to be a member,” he added.
The acting National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, however told journalists at the end of the meeting that the party would work out details of the procedures for the exercise, noting that, the party had resolved to carry out a digital reform in order to re-position it as a national political party.
“The most important thing is that everybody has accepted, they have agreed that we must migrate from analogue to digital. In digital, we are able to access everybody. And the people at the local level, through their handsets‎, can access us on two-way interaction and this is the way the world is today.
“INEC has been reformed, the political parties must be reformed, our party must be reformed. We must comply digitally and that is why we are here to interact with our members.
“The party will now belong to all. As long as you register, you are a member of the party and you have equal rights,” Secondus said.

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People Deceiving People.....

Chai how have the mighty falling, PDP that used to share #1000 per person is now begging for #1000.
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No more yam for the goats, but goats must find another thing chop.. PDP done dey do local Yahoo Yahoo.

Very funny & NOT at the same time.

In just 3 months of losing control of the nations funds, they are not only selling state secretariats, they are now imposing levies on members, Na wah oooo.

No thought of rainy day,believe na dem go bleed the country dry...

#prodigalsonthings

Great opportunity for High Chief Raymond Dokpesi to pay some of his AIT staff that are being owed 17 months salary.

Thought they said PDP was dead?

PDP Should change its name

This people are funny. Are they sure that people will register if they are sharing money talkless of paying to register. Doyin Okupe has said it all. PDP is a dead party and if APC is not carefull, they will follow by 2019

PDP is dead broke from PDP!!!! SHARE THE MONEY!! to PDP !!!CONTRIBUTE YOUR MONEY!!

After all their loot they couldn't manage and save for the rainy day


lol No wonder barcanista has not written his usual rubbish concerning the recent '100 days in office' palava No money to pay salaries lol

That dead party want people to pay before they get registered?





Idiats!

Only a phuul will pay 5naira to join pdp.

The federal yam barn has been taken awy from the reach or the pdpian goats. Now, they want to resume their business of stealing from the masses whose interests they failed to serve during their 12 years reign of loot.

Hahahahahaha pdp never disappoint even in opposition their only thought is loot