Edo govt rebukes APC over false claims on Obaseki’s worker appointment

The Edo State Government on Wednesday said that employment into the Edo State Public Service since the outset of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration has focused on serving the people.

In a statement, Special Adviser on Media Projects, Crusoe Osage, knocked the All Progressives Congress (APC), which had, through Kassim Afegbua, insinuated that the government was overburdening itself by employing more workers in recent weeks.

He said: “We are unfortunately seeing a disturbing trend from the APC even before they assume government position.

“They have started making spurious claims that the state is overburdened by debt and are now threatening that they will sack workers.

“In his recent statement, Kassim Afegbua, a member of the transition committee, threatened that they are ready to cut down the number of workers engaged in Edo State because they need more money for themselves. This is evidently a sign of the level of thinking in the APC, where all they care about is what gets into their pocket and not what is best for Edo State.”

He added that the comments about the government employing workers were misguided, noting that the government started engaging new workers across various sectors of governance over six years ago, a fact that can be confirmed by civil servants in the state.

“So it is disingenuous to start claiming at this last minute that the government is now just only employing new workers to set traps for the new government.”