Former Ekiti State councillors, who served from 2022 to 2024, have urged the government to pay their entitlements.
According to them, they served under Kayode Fayemi and incumbent Biodun Oyebanji administrations, but only those who served under Ayo Fayose have been paid.
They urged Oyebanji to correct the anomaly, having given “time, commitment, and resources to the state and All Progressives Congress”.
In a statement by “Concerned Former Councillors (2022–2024) Ekiti State”, they faulted ‘‘discriminatory treatment and a betrayal of the values of equity, fairness, and recognition that APC upholds.
They accused the government of “failing to fulfil its obligations to former councillors who served during a critical period of governance”.
The statement reads: “This neglect sends a clear message that loyalty, service, and party dedication count for nothing under the current leadership.
“Oyebanji’s disregard for committed APC members and public office holders, who served before the current administration, reveals a pattern of abandonment that has left the party fractured and demoralised at the grassroots level.
“We call on the governor to do the needful: pay all outstanding entitlements to former councillors, who served from 2022 to 2024; stop the discriminatory treatment of public office holders based on the administration under which they served, and recognise and respect the role of grassroots politicians and loyal APC members, who are the backbone of the party’s structure in Ekiti State.
“The future of our party and the trust of the people depend on how we treat those who have served. “Governor Oyebanji must act with fairness or risk the collapse of APC support in the state.”
