The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday in Lagos said it had extended the period for its ongoing nationwide membership registration till Feb. 12.
The exercise which began on Wednesday was scheduled to end on Monday.
In a statement signed by the Interim National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said the extension was to accommodate many Nigerians who had turned out to register but could not do so.
”We have apparently underestimated the number of those who are eager and willing to participate actively in the change process by joining the APC.
”Even with one day to go in the original registration schedule, we have exceeded the number of members we set out to register.
“Many more have reached out to us to give them the opportunity to join the APC hence our decision to extend the registration,” Mohammed said in the statement.
The party said it needed to ensure that the people who wanted to register as members were allowed to do so.
It urged all interested citizens who had not registered to utilise the opportunity offered by the extension to do so.