Osun APC blames PDP corruption for nonpayment of salaries 

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The  All Progressives Congress has said alleged corrupt practices of the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government are responsible for the nonpayment of workers in Osun State for the past six months.

The spokesperson of the APC in Osun State, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Wednesday.

He, however, appealed to the workers to exercise more patience over the salaries issue, while promising that the problem would soon be resolved in less than two months.

The party stated that President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, had promised that he would look into the allocation coming to states immediately after his inauguration on May 29th.

The ruling party in the state assured  that Governor Rauf Aregbesola would do whatever was within his capacity to ameliorate the suffering occasioned by nonpayment of salary.

The statement read,  “The long and difficult battle to defeat the forces of evil that have squandered the nation’s wealth has just ‎been won comprehensively. This has now paved the way for a new, progressive and responsible APC government to take over the affairs of the country and end the suffering which PDP’s corruption, mismanagement and treasury looting have brought on Nigerians including workers in the state of Osun.

“This is a pleasant transition moment that requires sober, intelligent and calculating responses from all stakeholders in the state of Osun, so that we do not turn victory into sorrow by engaging in actions that will create more problems than solutions.

“Alhaji Mohammadu Buhari has promised to solve this problem, it is our duty to exercise patience and trust the integrity of the new President to deliver on his promise.”

“Labour   and civil servants should give the new leader a breathing space to demonstrate his integrity and progressive credentials, which is not in dispute, except in the evil consciousness of the PDP leadership in the state.”

He called on all workers and labour leaders to give peace a chance to enable Aregbesola return the state to the era when he used to pay workers’ salaries before the end of the month.