APC campaign council talk say ADC dey owe staff 12 months salary, ADC deny am

Di All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council don allege say di African Democratic Congress (ADC) dey owe dia workers more than 12 months salary, and ask Nigerians to reject di party and dia presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for di next general elections.

Di council spokesperson, Dele Alake, make di claim for one statement for Abuja on Monday. He talk say di ADC National Working Committee, wey he talk say Senator David Mark as chairman and Rauf Aregbesola as secretary dey lead, "refuse and neglect to pay party staff for over a year."

Alake talk say na wrong to keep workers wey dey come work everyday dey wait for salary wey dem dey depend on, and call am "wicked and reprehensible." He argue say a party wey wan govern Nigeria suppose fit manage dia own affairs and look after dia staff.

Di ADC don deny di allegation. For dia own statement, dia National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, dismiss di claim as false and politically motivated, and challenge di APC to produce evidence.

Wetin each side dey talk

Alake also attack Atiku record as an employer, allege say staff for Gotel Communication and other businesses wey link to di former vice-president go months without pay and protest over unpaid salaries and benefits. He make similar claims about Aregbesola eight years as governor of Osun State, talk say his government introduce quarter-salary and sometimes half-salary payments, and say pensioners leave unpaid for more than four years.

"Reject ADC. Reject Atiku Abubakar and reject all ADC candidates for di next general elections," Alake talk.

Abdullahi talk say di APC suppose defend dia record for government instead of attacking opposition parties. He talk say di real issues Nigerians care about na cost of living, unemployment and insecurity.

"If di APC get any credible evidence to support dia claims, e suppose produce am rather than continue to insult Nigerians with fabricated stories wey dem dey call press statements," he talk.

Di ADC spokesman also urge Alake, wey be Minister of Information, and other APC officials to explain why Nigerians suppose support another term for di ruling party after three years of economic hardship and insecurity.

Neither side provide documents or figures to back dia position for di statements wey our reporter see. Di APC claims about di ADC, Atiku businesses and Aregbesola tenure for Osun na allegations wey dem never test for any court.

Wetin go happen next

Di exchange show how early di 2027 campaign dey shape up, with di ruling party and di opposition dey trade words over records instead of policies. For ordinary Nigerians, di arguments point to di issues wey likely to dominate di race: salaries, pensions, prices and jobs.