The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Pastor Osagie
Ize-Iyamu, has slammed the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State over
its refusal to pay council workers for 18 months. He said civil servants in the state were dying in hunger
while the state government was allegedly doling out N120 million to female
supporters of Governor Oshiomhole.
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| Osagie Ize Iyamu and Gov Adams Oshiomhole |
Ize-Iyamu was quoted in a press statement issued by his
campaign organization, in reaction to a peaceful protest by local government
workers over non-payment of their salaries, yesterday.
According to him, “It is only a wicked, insensitive and
irresponsible governor that will deny the workers their salaries, especially
when Oshiomhole just donated N120 million to some selected market women at the
Dr. Osaigbovo Ogbemudia Staduim, Benin-City, thanking them for supporting his
administration.
‘’How did he spend the $225 million loan he took from the
World Bank, which he said would improve the investment climate and increase the
internally generated revenue of the state? ‘’How can the governor justify the N18m he pays to the
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Channels Television at every rally for
live coverage – when workers are being owned salaries?
‘’Is it right and just for Oshiomhole to be giving each
local government council N18m anytime he goes for campaign, spends millions of
naira hiring touts and hoodlums and yet, the welfare of government workers
means nothing to him?”
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