Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has inaugurated the membership registration of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.
The exercise scheduled to take place across the 13 local government areas of the state was launched on Tuesday at an event held at the Ecumenical Centre in Abakaliki, the state capital.
Governor Umahi directed the commencement of the exercise in the presence of a former governor of the state, Martin Elechi, and other party stalwarts who attended the event.
Delivering his keynote address, he appreciated leaders and members of the APC in Ebonyi state for their steadfastness towards the progress of the party in the state.
He stressed the need for party members in Ebonyi to support the efforts aimed at moving the APC forward and ensure the delivery of democracy dividends to the people.
In his remarks, the APC Chairman in Ebonyi, Stanley Emegha, called on members to turn out en masse for the registration exercise.
Other party leaders at the gathering also admonished party members to see the exercise as a call to duty in order to bring an all-round development in the state.