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The leadership of the Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the governor of the state, Dr. Alex Otti to publish the names of the 2300 ghost workers the Labour Party (LP) led government said it uncovered in the ongoing verification exercise in the state.
PDP in a statement signed by its acting Publicity Secretary and Vice chairman Abia North, Hon. Abraham Amah accused Otti of attempting to bring the former governor of the state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and the PDP to public scorn.
According to Amah, the purported discovery of ghost workers without any accompanying proof of the names and account numbers of the said ghost beneficiaries was not only childish but a plot in futility.
“The news of the discovery of ghost workers making the rounds in the national media and on social media is nothing but a falsehood orchestrated by the governor and the LP to curry public sympathy and divert attention from the serious business of governance which they clearly do not have the capacity for, given the interminable faux pas, misspeak and missteps that have become part of the daily routine of this government.
“The purported discovery of ghost workers without an accompanying proof of the names and account numbers of the ghost beneficiaries is not only childish but a plot that leads to nowhere.
“Thankfully, the Abia State government of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and past PDP governments never paid anybody cash, as salaries were paid through dedicated bank accounts with Bank Verification Numbers, BVN and other personal vital information of account holders as required by Nigerian banking regulations.
“The Abia PDP challenges governor Alex Otti and his team of discoverers to publish the name of the over 2000 ghost workers with their BVN numbers, addresses and other details and the ministries, departments and agencies of government that purportedly employed them to shame the perpetrators and possibly bring the culprits to justice.
“The recent doublespeak did not stop at the purported discovery of ghost workers but was also seen in the mismanagement of the information that sacked all the medical doctors in Abia State.
“Abia PDP will continue to demand that the right things are done and at the right time so that the labours of our founding fathers who secured the peace and stability we take for granted today would not be in vain.
“We call on all well meaning Abians to prevail upon the Labour Party and governor Alex Otti to govern the State within the ambits of the law.”.
Peoplesmind
