APC, Fayose disagree over plot to sack workers

Ayo Fayose

All Progressives Congress in Ekiti has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of plotting to force state worker‎s to vote for Peoples Democratic Party in the Saturday elections or be prepared to lose their jobs.

The party also accused the governor of deceiving the people by promising them  jobs not available.

But Fayose, who denied the allegations said the people should discountenance the opposition party.

A statement by APC Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, said the plan to inaugurate an Appointment Committee to prepare grounds for massive employment “is a hoax.”

Olatubosun said Ekiti people should note that all the committee members that Fayose would announce at the inauguration ceremony slated for the Government House would be mainly aggrieved PDP members who are influential in their communities.

He said this was a grand lie and deceit, adding that the governor had no plan to appoint anybody as repeatedly said since he assumed duties.

He added that the governor had raised two panels working hard to enlist the support of the civil servants and teachers with the order that the workers must deliver their units for PDP or face sack if they failed.

“You would recall that some teachers were recently transferred from the city to remote areas. This is a reward for not showing commitment to President Jonathan’s project, which is so important to the governor. This daily harassment and coercion of teachers and civil servants has rendered them frustrated and traumatized as they have become helpless and resigned to fate,”  Olatubosun added.

But denying the allgeations on Wednesday on behalf of the governor, the State Publciity Secretary of PDP, Mr. Joseph Adaraniwon, accused the APC of trying to mislead the people.

He said, “The governor does not have to coerce workers to vote for Jonathan when he is paying their salary and allowances regularly. He is a friend of workers.

“How would they know there is no job when they are not governor. Fayose does not say what he would not do and the people know him for that.”