The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has accused the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar that his political ambitions are not driven by the national interest, following allegations of prolonged unpaid staff salaries within his party.
In a press statement issued on Monday by the council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, the ruling party called on Nigerians and the nation’s workforce to reject Atiku and all ADC candidates at the polls.
The campaign council argued that a political platform incapable of meeting its basic payroll obligations possesses neither the moral authority nor the competence to manage the economic affairs of Africa’s most populous nation.
The APC described the reported failure of the ADC’s National Working Committee headed by Senator David Mark as Chairman and former Osun State Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as Secretary to pay secretariat workers for over a year as unconscionable, wicked, and reprehensible.
According to the ruling party, it is hypocritical for an opposition platform that regularly presents itself as a messianic alternative to abandon ordinary party employees who rely on modest wages for their daily sustenance.
Taking aim directly at Atiku, the APC alleged that the former Vice President has an established history of neglecting employee welfare.
The council pointed to past labor disputes and protests by workers at Gotel Communications and his other private enterprises over unpaid remuneration, alleging that his frequent foreign travels to the United Arab Emirates demonstrate a sharp detachment from the plight of everyday laborers.
The statement also leveled criticisms at Aregbesola, citing his two-term gubernatorial tenure in Osun State as evidence of chronic administrative mismanagement.
The APC alleged that his administration institutionalized fractional salary payments and neglected pensioners, arguing that bringing figures with such track records into the leadership of the ADC predictably resulted in the current salary crisis at the party’s headquarters.
The PCC further described the opposition’s quest for power as an exercise driven by personal aggrandizement and animosity toward President Bola Tinubu rather than genuine service.
The campaign council urged voters to scrutinize how aspiring leaders treat their immediate workforce before entrusting them with national leadership.
