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Nationwide Strike Looms as NULGE Threatens Industrial Action over Osun State Local Government Funds

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The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has threatened a nationwide strike over the withheld local government funds in Osun State. According to Daily Trust, the union is embarrassed by the Osun State Government's move to supplant extant law and place the running of local government accounts in the hands of impostors. The face-off stems from a controversial court of appeal judgment in February this year, and the subsequent disagreement between the Osun State Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the tenure validity of local government chairmen in the state.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) threatened a nationwide strike over the withheld local government funds in Osun State, citing the state government's "surreptitious move" to supplant extant law.
  • Since February this year, Osun State has witnessed different face-offs regarding the administration of the third tier of government following a controversial court of appeal judgment.
  • The Osun State Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have disagreed over the latest verdict of the Court of Appeal on the tenure validity of local government chairmen in the state.
  • The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, upheld the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates, dismissing APC's appeal to reinstate local government chairmen and councillors elected in the February local government elections.
  • Governor Ademola Adeleke described the court's ruling as a reaffirmation of the truth about the legality of the validly elected and sworn-in PDP chairmen and councillors.
  • The APC stated that only the Supreme Court can invalidate the February 10, 2025, appeal court verdict that reinstated its members.

Statistics:

  • 1. The number of assemblies affected by the controversy in Osun State is approximately 69 (Durbar, 2023).
  • 2. Since February this year, Osun State has been experiencing different face-offs regarding the administration of the third tier of government, as reported by Daily Trust (no date available).
  • 3. The minimum wage for local government employees in Osun State is approximately N40,000 (Vanguard, 2022).

Sources:

  • Daily Trust (no date available)
  • Vanguard (October 17, 2022)
  • **Durbar** (2023, reporting dates not available)

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