The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, on Sunday announced the suspension of the strike, which began to give room for negotiation with the Federal Government
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Abayomi said that the workers in all the 16 local councils are currently undergoing bio-metric data capturing exercise aimed at fishing out ghost workers among them
The communiqué, jointly signed by the Union’s President and Principal Secretary, Comrade Kenneth Ugwueze and John Ungoro respectively, acknowledged the governor’s appointment of caretaker committees in the state’s 17 council areas
He said: “Our members have been pauparised by the refusal of the state government to implement the minimum wage at the Local government level
NAN recalls that the state chapters of NLC and TUC on October 2 embarked on a strike over non-payment of promotion arrears, funding of MDAs’ and non-payment of check-off dues
The union expressed dismay over the deplorable state of the road and other federal roads in the zone, noting that they had become impassable and were inflicting hardship on the people
The National Union of Local Government Employees in Kwara on Wednesday directed Workers in all the 16 Local Government Councils…
“We are already trying to reposition our focus because of the new government and we believe going by the comments of the president-elect over the years on the local government issue, certainly, the government will turn a new leaf
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the 18 local government councils in Edo State embarked on indefinite strike on February 2 to protest nonpayment of staff salaries
It also stretched its arms of fellowship to the teachers who have asked for forgiveness over their stance on former Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration
NULGE particularly expressed dismay at the action of the pro-Governor Ayo Fayose lawmakers, led by its Speaker, Hon. Dele Olugbemi, for resisting the local government autonomy in the ongoing constitution amendment, saying this had shown that they are not true representatives of the people
Udo said apart from unpaid salaries and allowances of workers in Abak, Ikono, Ikot Ekpene and Uyo local government areas, retired members had not been paid gratuities since 2009
The NULGE National Vice-President for the South-East, Eze Idima, made the call after he inaugurated the newly elected executives of the union in Owerri, Imo State
The President of the union, Ibrahim Khaleel, who made the call at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja, urged the conference to jettison any decision that was against the autonomy of the councils