One of the major opposition parties in Nigeria, the Labour Party (LP), is set to launch a mobile App to fast-track registration of members across the country.
This is contained in a statement signed by Amb Aju Elumelu, Deputy Director of Media and Communications of the Labour Party Mobilisation & Integration Directorate.
The Labour Party Directorate on Mobilization and Integration, in a proposal signed by the Director General, Mr Marcel Ngogbehei and sent to the LP National Working Committee (NWC), through the Party’s National Chairman, Bar. Julius Abure, said it’s time to transform the operations of the Party into a world-class organisation, comparable to international standards.
On receiving the proposal, the National Chairman of Labour Party Barr Julius Abure promised to give this accelerated action, saying that the Party is more focused on building and expanding its Structure across the country and preparing to win the 2027 Presidential elections with H. E Peter Obi, noting that this App will be the game changer.
Abure expressed satisfaction with the initiative, saying this will enable millions of electorate to register with less trouble and participate in party congresses and conventions.
“The mobile App will facilitate seamless registration from anywhere in the world, and provide a platform for direct engagement between party members and leaders, help validate membership data on the go, and could also be a source of verifiable data which the party can use to organise ward, state and national congresses and conventions and also support the polling unit agents management.
“This platform will give the necessary assurances as per the real-time membership figures across the globe at any point in time; giving an indication of the party’s membership and voting strength”, Abure noted.
The Directorate asserted that traditional methods of membership registration are often cumbersome and outdated. This traditional method usually involves party members travelling to their various wards with the associated travel cost and risk, extensive paperwork and expensive printing of membership cards by the party, manual data entry, and all this can lead to errors and delays when validating membership status and transmitting Membership data to INEC or showing the membership strength of the party.
They advised the general public to beware of scammers who often pose as party officials as the app will eliminate all cases of misrepresentation and misinformation.
Once approved, the Directorate intends to hold a stakeholder requirement elicitation exercise to ensure all stakeholders’ peculiar requirements are captured and inculcated. According to the Directorate, those in rural areas without internet connection and without a smartphone can also use the USSD facility to interact with the Labour Party Mobile App; while others can be assisted through outposts that will be set up in rural communities.
“We propose developing a mobile application specifically designed for Labour Party membership registration, membership validation using uniquely assigned QR Codes. Party membership can simply be validated by scanning the party members QR codes on the spot, using any mobile device. This can be used to vet party members for congresses and conventions, thereby eliminating the malpractices often involved with this process. This Labour Party Mobile App will streamline the registration process, facilitate membership profile management, and provide a platform for engagement between party members and leaders.
“The teaming population of our members and potential members both in Nigeria and Diaspora expect digital solutions that are easy to use, secure, and accessible on-the-go, where they can register and track their membership status and keep in touch with Party information and activities”, the proposal stated.
The Directorate also stated that the mobile App will also enable registered members of the party to access exclusive membership content and participate in party activities. The members of the party will also receive updates, chat with their Labour Party elected representatives in real-time, and communicate with party leadership representatives across the board.
. TheWitness
