The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has said that the
confusion, anger, inability to pay staff salaries, and frustration among
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members and staff at its secretariat should not
surprise any Nigerian.
BMO said these are manifestations of the infidelity that
defines the essence of the main opposition party.
BMO was reacting to the memo sent by the PDP leadership to
its staff notifying them of the disengagement of over 50 per cent of the
party’s workforce.
The media organisation said that the party was one known to
lack capacity in management, and thus this was not unexpected.
This was contained in a statement signed by its Chairman
Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, and made available on Sunday.
BMO said PDP’s present predicament is a reflection on
Nigeria’s recent history when the PDP held sway over the affairs of the nation.
“One of the characteristics that were consistent with their
style was mismanagement. Thus, when Nigerians booted them out of government,
they were saying that they wanted no such mismanagement and maladministration.
“It is in the same style that the PDP managed the affairs of
the country that they brought to the management of their party and its staff,
leading to the sacking of over 50% of its workers.”
BMO stated that PDP’s hope of getting back to power through
the 2019 elections was simply to regain access to the treasury and fund their
opulent lifestyles at the expense of the Nigerian people.
“Deprived of access to Federal treasury, the PDP went after
money generated from candidates on the platform of the party, reportedly more
than N6.8bn, corruptly diverted it under 15 months such that now they cannot
pay staff salaries of less than 30 million a month. To think that these were
the same gang deceptively haranguing Nigerians of their capacity to get Nigeria
working again.
“Nigerians were delivered from this profligate party by God.
The misfortune that has befallen the unfortunate staff of the PDP would have
been the case of the Nigerian workers if President Buhari had not been voted
into power by the Nigerian people.”
The Buhari Media Organisation also stated that President
Buhari had, times without number, showed the utmost concern for the welfare of
the Nigerian worker.
“The Nigerian worker – at all levels of service and
government – today is fortunate to have a President Buhari on the saddle. He
puts the welfare and well-being of the Nigerian worker first place always.
“It is not surprising that despite Nigeria falling into a
recession, due to the mismanagement of our resources and lack of savings during
the times of the PDP, the Buhari administration ensured that no worker was laid
off. In fact, a year later, the administration was already working towards an
upward review of the minimum wage to put more disposable income in the pockets
of the Nigerian worker.
“President Buhari took the giant altruistic step to ensure
that those workers at the State levels were being paid by their governors, such
that he made provisions for budget support funds and the refund of Paris Club
funds to enable governors have resources to pay workers”, the statement added.
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