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Osun State APC Criticizes NULGE's Pro-PDP Stance, Calls for End to 7-Month Strike

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The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly criticized the state chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) for its pro- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stance, which has led to a 7-month strike. The APC has advised the NULGE to reconsider its stance, as the strike is causing immense suffering to the people at the grassroots across the state. In a statement, the Osun State APC Director of Media and Information, Mogaji Kola Olabisi, noted that the NULGE's actions are an anomaly, as it appears to be operating as an extension of the PDP in the state.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Osun State APC has criticized the NULGE's pro-PDP stance, which has led to a 7-month strike, causing immense suffering to the people at the grassroots.
  • The APC has advised the NULGE to reconsider its stance and forestall the suffering of the people at the grassroots.
  • The filing of a suit on tenure by the reinstated APC local government council chairmen at the Federal High Court in Osogbo on September 12, 2025, has thrown a spanner in the works, making it unlikely that the strike will end soon.
  • The Osun NULGE has been labeled as an "extension of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state," which is an anomaly.
  • The Governor Ademola Adeleke-led government has been accused of romancing the state executive of the union, which has led to its members smiling to the banks while the union's members suffer.
  • The NULGE's actions have been likened to a "proverbial fly that dies an avoidable death by following a dead body into the grave."
  • The tenure of the APC reinstated local government council chairmen has become a subject of litigation in the Court of Appeal.
  • The Governor Adeleke-led administration has been accused of shamefully bowing to the voice of wisdom contained in the Court of Appeal judgment that reinstated the APC council chairmen and councilors.
  • The NULGE's executive has been accused of lacking finesse, tact, and diplomacy, and being non-empathetic and pungently pro-PDP.

Statistics:

  • The Osun NULGE has been on a 7-month strike.
  • 10th February, 2025: The Court of Appeal judgment that reinstated the APC council chairmen and councilors was made.
  • September 12, 2025: A suit on tenure was filed by the reinstated APC local government council chairmen at the Federal High Court in Osogbo.

Sources:

  • Statement by Mogaji Kola Olabisi, Osun State APC Director of Media and Information, to THISDAY on Sunday.

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