Stop Being Ungrateful - APC Charges At Fayose

Posted by Lolade on Thu 09th Jul, 2015 - tori.ng

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has come under heavy criticism from the All Progressive Congress, for his comments on the bailout ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose

The Ekiti Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has censured Governor Ayo Fayose’s comments that the state’s share of the bailout ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari is the amount due to Ekiti from the Federation Account.

The party described Fayose’s comment as “an act of ingratitude taken too far, irresponsible statement and an attempt to deceive Ekiti people and shortchange workers who are still owed arrears of salaries, allowances and bonuses."

The APC, in a statement on Wednesday, July 8, by its Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said while other governors, labour unions and workers were thanking Buhari for bailing out states, Fayose chose to grandstand and attempted to play down the good gesture.

The party challenged Fayose to tell the people what he planned to do with the fund, saying the governor had done little to offer acceptable explanation on how he had managed the state’s finances since coming to power last October.

Olatunbosun said: “His statement that Ekiti wage bill is N2.6billion has given him away as a liar who wants to shortchange Ekiti people again.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the state’s wage bill is N1.6 billion and if we include subventions to higher institutions, pensions and political appointees’ salaries which is N600 million, everything amounts to N2.2 billion. We wonder where Fayose got the figure of N2.6 billion.

However, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, standing in Fayose's defense, him “not to bother himself with the APC’s antics”.

However, the Peoples' Democratic Party urged Fayose to “avoid the unnecessary distractions and nuisance the opposition has turned out to be”.