The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of owing its staff more than a year’s salaries, urging Nigerians to reject the party and its candidates in the next general elections.
The allegation was contained in a press statement issued on October 26, 2026, and signed by the council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake.
The council accused the ADC National Working Committee, led by Senator David Mark as chairman and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as secretary, of refusing to pay party workers for more than 12 months.
It described the alleged non-payment as unacceptable, arguing that a political party seeking to govern Nigeria should be able to meet its basic obligations to its workforce.
The council also questioned the ADC’s promises to Nigerians, describing them as insincere and accusing the party’s leaders of pursuing power for personal gain and out of hostility towards President Bola Tinubu.
“A party that cannot pay its cleaners and workforce cannot be entrusted with our country’s affairs,” the statement said.
The APC campaign council also levelled allegations against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, whom it described as the ADC’s leader and presidential candidate. It claimed that employees at his Gotel Communication and other businesses had experienced months of unpaid salaries and staged protests over outstanding wages and benefits.
The statement further criticised Aregbesola’s record as governor of Osun State, alleging that his administration struggled to pay workers and pensioners during his eight-year tenure.
According to the council, the administration introduced quarter-salary and, at times, half-salary payments for workers, while pensioners allegedly went for more than four years without receiving their full entitlements.
It claimed that the situation left many pensioners unable to afford basic necessities, with some dying during the period.
Drawing a comparison between the allegations against the ADC leadership and its reported salary arrears, the council said the party had failed to demonstrate the capacity to manage its affairs responsibly.
It called on Nigerians and workers to reject the ADC, Atiku Abubakar and all candidates fielded by the party in the next general elections, insisting that the party did not have the interests of Nigerians at heart.
The statement did not include responses from the ADC, Atiku Abubakar or Aregbesola to the allegations.