The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State registered 226,527 people in its just concluded membership registration.
The Interim Chairman, Chief Jide Awe, said despite provocations from the opposition, the exercise was successful.
He thanked the people for coming out to register and urged intending members to register at their wards, adding that the registration was “continuous.”
Awe, who earlier forecasted that the party would register 100,000 members, said he based his earlier permutation on a 100 per polling unit.
He said the large turn out showed that the people have confidence in the APC and the Governor Kayode Fayemi administration.
A breakdown of the figures, according to local governments, is as follows: Ado, 30,070; Oye, 23,130; Ekiti Southwest, 19,972; Ijero, 16,379; Ikole, 16,294; Ekiti West, 16,020; Irepodun/Ifelodun, 15,389; Ido/Osi, 13,100; Gbonyin, 12, 656; Moba, 11,028; Ikere, 10,568; Ekiti East, 10,070; Ise /Orun, 9,586; Efon, 8,594; Emure, 8,156 and Ilejemeje, 5,515.
Awe said the February 12 closing date announced by the party was intended to assess the turnout, adding that the registration continues in wards.
He debunked the allegation that civil servants were compelled to register as members of the party.
In Oyo State, the party registered over 500,000 members.
A source said the party was still collating data on the number of people registered in each local government