ABEOKUTA– The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ogun State Chapter, has called for a speedy implementation of the local government autonomy in the state.
The Union’s demand was contained in a communique issued at the end of its State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held on Wednesday in Abeokuta.
Presided over by the State President, Comrade Adefesobi Adebayo, the council called on governor Dapo Abiodun to review the operations in all the 20 local government areas, while lamenting what they described as undue interference in its revenue administration.
The communique reads, “That the union demands the immediate implementation of full autonomy to the Local Government in line with Supreme Court Judgment delivered on 11th July, 2024. The National Assembly (NASS) Lawfully pronouncement on same and subsequent declaration of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR).
“That NULGE as an affiliate of NLC is working in tandem with the Organized Labour to pull out from the Memorandum of Action (MOA) reached with Ogun State Government on the implementation of Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) as a result of renege on the agreement from the Government side.
“That the Union demands solution to aforementioned challenges raised by the SEC-in-Session.
“Attached herewith are the duly signed attendance of members of SEC-in-Session”.
The Union further announced its intention to withdraw, alongside organised labour, from the CPS agreement if the state government continues to renege on its commitments.
