The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of failing to pay its workers for over a 12 months, declaring {that a} get together unable to fulfill its obligations to staff can’t be trusted to control Nigeria.
The council additionally urged Nigerians to reject the ADC, its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and different candidates of the get together within the subsequent normal elections over what it described as their alleged disregard for staff’ welfare.
In an announcement issued on Monday, the spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Alake, accused the ADC National Working Committee, led by Senator David Mark as chairman and Rauf Aregbesola as secretary, of neglecting get together workers regardless of their continued service.
Alake described the alleged non-payment of salaries for greater than 12 months as unconscionable, arguing that staff who depend upon their earnings for day by day sustenance shouldn’t be subjected to such hardship.
He mentioned the event uncovered what the APC described because the insincerity of ADC leaders who current themselves as alternate options able to rescuing the nation.
“With this development, Nigerians can now see the emptiness and insincerity of those parading themselves as ‘new saviours’,” he mentioned.
The APC spokesperson additional accused Atiku of getting a historical past of salary-related disputes with workers in his companies, alleging that staff at Gotel Communication and different companies related to the previous vice-president had skilled months of unpaid salaries and staged protests over their entitlements.
Alake additionally criticised Aregbesola’s document as governor of Osun State, alleging that his administration struggled to fulfill its wage obligations to staff and pensioners throughout his eight-year tenure.
According to him, the administration launched quarter-salary and half-salary funds at completely different instances, whereas pensioners allegedly went for greater than 4 years with out receiving their full entitlements.
He claimed that the hardship ensuing from the alleged non-payment of pensions had extreme penalties for affected retirees.
The APC council argued that the alleged failure of the ADC management to pay its workforce raised questions on its capability to handle the affairs of a rustic as complicated as Nigeria.
“We have clearly stated that ADC leaders and their presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, do not mean well and can do nothing for our country,” Alake mentioned.
He added that the get together’s alleged failure to fulfill its obligations to workers demonstrated what the APC characterised as a scarcity of concern for the welfare of extraordinary Nigerians.
The council due to this fact known as on Nigerian voters, significantly staff, to reject the ADC and its candidates within the forthcoming normal elections.
It maintained {that a} political get together aspiring to guide the nation should display accountability and duty in managing its inner affairs and making certain the welfare of its workers.
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