City union leaders in Anambra State beneath the aegis of Anambra City Unions Council (ASTUC) has reacted to allegations that it’s management was imposing levies on them to fund the marketing campaign of the governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo.
A letter circulating on the web, which was titled; Assist For Mr. Governor (Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, CFR), and signed by Comrade Ken Okoli, President Normal youth wing of ASTUC and his secretary, Comrade Orstager P. Chinweuba had mandated all youth leaders to pay N30,000, identical as girls leaders, whereas President Normal communities pays N75,000.
The letter said that there will likely be penalties for non-payment and that the cash was a obligatory cost meant to donate to the marketing campaign of the governor.
However the media coordinator of ASTUC and President Normal of Uke Group, Chief Peter Onyejegbu insisted that the letter was a fabrication geared at discrediting the union for his or her help for Soludo.
He nonetheless didn’t dispute that the members of the organisation have been making donations in direction of Soludo’s campaigns, however insisted that nobody was being coerced to pay, nor was there any intention to punish those that didn’t pay.
He stated: “It’s a lie from the pit of hell. We truly agreed by ourselves to endorse Mr. Governor with free will token of no more than N75,000 every.
“Nobody was compelled to take action. Nobody objected both, and I don’t suppose we requested anyone to advocate on our behalf.
“I can’t converse for girls’s wings or youth wings, however I do know that the write-up is completely pretend. We, as PGs, are paying out of affection for Mr Governor. Soludo’s authorities is ASTUC pleasant as he elevated the month-to-month stipend from N20,000 to N100,000 and is able to go larger
“He’s already planning to make city unions the fourth tier of presidency in Anambra State as I converse to you, so why gained’t we help him? We’re making the help from our pockets, and it’s our proper to help anybody we want as a result of we’re residents of this state,” Onyejegbu stated.
