{
  "id": 15224342,
  "title": "Dan’iya Lacks Moral Ground to Criticise Aliyu’s Workers’ Welfare Record, Says Sokoto Civil Servant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/daniya-lacks-moral-ground-to-criticise-aliyus-workers-welfare-record",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T13:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/17/daniya-lacks-moral-ground-to-criticise-aliyus-workers-welfare-record-says-sokoto-civil-servant/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sokoto civil servant Inuwa Muhammad has criticized the recent accusations made by Dan'iya Muhammad, the ADC governorship candidate, against Governor Ahmed Aliyu's administration, questioning his own record. Dan'iya had alleged that the Aliyu-led government withheld salaries of local government education workers who participated in his party's political rally, and called for investigations by the EFCC and ICPC. Muhammad, however, urged Dan'iya to provide specific details to enable a proper examination of the claims. The civil servant emphasized that while worker welfare issues must be taken seriously, it is equally vital to scrutinize the record of those making such accusations. He pointed out that Dan'iya served as Commissioner for Local Government Affairs for over three years and should therefore be held accountable for measures taken to address challenges faced by local government workers during that period. Muhammad noted that the Sokoto State Shehu Kangiwa Secretariat faced power outages due to a transformer breakdown and unpaid electricity bills, which were resolved after the Aliyu administration addressed the debts. He also highlighted that the Aliyu administration emphasized regular salary payments and implementation of the N70,000 national minimum wage, and had earmarked N15 billion for retired civil servants' outstanding entitlements. Muhammad concluded by reiterating that the civil service should not be politicized and should be evaluated based on practical issues like salary regularity, workers' entitlements, and institutional functionality.",
  "summary": "Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto A Sokoto State civil servant, Inuwa Muhammad, has said the recent criticism of Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s administration by the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}