The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a warning to Sokoto governor, Dr Ahmad Aliyu, against political vendetta on its loyalists in the state.
PDP made the call in a statement signed by the party state publicity secretary, Hassan Sahabi, on Tuesday.
Sahabi noted that the current APC administration of Governor Aliyu Sokoto has withheld the pensions of a large number of retired permanent secretaries and directors-general, especially those who voluntarily withdrew their services few days to the inception of his administration in the state.
The party also revealled that their investigation showed that the category of civil servants who sacrificed their lives for the service of the state for decades were deprived of their statutory entitlement in the month of May and June due to political reasons.
They further said among victims of this political vendetta by the APC government are permanent secretaries, who were appointed several years ago, including a few who were upgraded to the position during the tenure of Aliyu Wamakko.
“We wish to put on record our total condemnation of this vendetta on sons and daughters of our state, whose only fault is failing to subject themselves to the whims of the political overlords of the day.”
The PDP, according to the statement, has put the state government on notice to settle the arrears of the pensions and salaries of the affected public servants, along with their entitlements for July 2023.
