Staff on the payroll of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
across different departments at its national secretariat in Abuja have
threatened to embark on a protest if their welfare is not taken care of amidst
the economic hardship in the land.
The staff are specifically asking the party’s top echelon to make provision for their housing and
other allowances, stressing that the economic situation of the country is not
favourable to them.
One of them who spoke on condition
of anonymity said the party’s executive members have left them to suffer, while
they take humongous amounts of money as salaries and allowances.
He said, though the party led by Dr Abdullahi Umar
Ganduje commenced payment of N35,000 provisional wage award to them in January
2024, it would end in June, hence their demand for stable welfare packages.
But when contacted for comments, the APC National
Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, said, “Those matters I don’t really
discuss them. As you can see, there are many important things to discuss; at
the national level, in Edo State. We are battling with all that. So, any
in-house matters are not my focus right now.”
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