The attention of the concerned, vigilant, and democracy-loving youths of Enugu State has been drawn to disturbing allegations that the Enugu State Government has instructed civil servants across the state to compulsorily register as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under threat of job loss and workplace victimisation.
According to credible information available to us, the ongoing APC e-registration exercise in Enugu State, recently flagged off by the state government, has allegedly been accompanied by direct and indirect directives to heads of parastatals, commissioners, and senior officials across ministries, departments, and agencies to quietly enforce compulsory registration among civil servants. These officials are reportedly mandated to ensure compliance within their offices, creating an atmosphere of fear and coercion.
This alleged abuse has become glaringly evident as social media platforms are now flooded with screenshots and proof of APC e-registration allegedly shared by Enugu workers, not out of political conviction, but as a subtle means of protecting themselves from victimisation, intimidation, or loss of livelihood. Such actions point to a troubling pattern where workers feel compelled to surrender their political freedoms to preserve their jobs.
We state clearly and unequivocally that this alleged act is wrong, unconstitutional, and a gross violation of the fundamental human rights of civil servants. Every Nigerian citizen has the right to freely choose a political party of their preference, or to abstain entirely from partisan politics, without fear, coercion, or retaliation. The civil service, by its very nature, is meant to be neutral, professional, and insulated from partisan manipulation.
The use of intimidation, threats, and administrative pressure to force civil servants to register and possibly vote for a particular political party represents a dangerous erosion of democratic norms and an abuse of state power. Enugu youths strongly condemn this alleged practice and declare that any attempt to weaponise public employment for partisan advantage will be firmly resisted through peaceful, lawful, and democratic means.
This development is viewed as yet another tactic allegedly deployed by the state government to undermine opposition parties and manipulate the political landscape in Enugu State. Democracy thrives on fairness, free choice, and equal competition, not coercion, fear, or the silencing of dissent through economic threats.
We wish to make it clear that this statement is not issued in hostility but in defence of democracy, justice, and the rule of law. We call on the Enugu State Government to immediately halt any form of alleged intimidation of civil servants and publicly reaffirm the neutrality of the civil service. Governance must not be reduced to political enforcement, and public servants must not be turned into tools of partisan survival.
We also urge relevant labour unions, civil society organisations, and human rights bodies to rise to this moment and protect the constitutional rights of Enugu workers, whose only crime appears to be their desire to retain their dignity, neutrality, and freedom of choice.
Finally, we call on Enugu youths to remain calm, united, and vigilant. Our resistance to injustice will remain peaceful, constitutional, and people-powered. We believe in a democratic Enugu State where no citizen is forced to trade freedom for survival, and where political participation is driven by conviction, not fear.
By:
Comrade Kingsley Ejiofor Ekeuramah
---For Enugu State Youths
