Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as "false and baseless" recent allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that civil servants are being coerced to participate in the ruling party's ongoing electronic membership registration exercise.

In a press statement signed by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party said the claims from the ADC were born out of fear over the massive turnout in its e-registration drive and formed part of a broader disinformation campaign.

On Sunday, the ADC, through its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, raised the alarm over reports that civil servants across several states were being pressured to register for the APC's digital membersh...