Stop Acting Like A Branch Of PDP – Osun APC Slams NULGE Over Comment On Withheld LG Allocations
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the leadership of the state chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) of acting as a ‘branch’ of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The APC alleged Osun NULGE, led by Dr Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, was working with the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led administration, further prolonging the “untold suffering” being meted out to Osun people over the delay in the payment of the accumulated local government allocations.
Dr Ogungbangbe had, in a statement on Sunday, warned the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Attorney-General of the Federation, and the Central Bank of Nigeria not to pay the accumulated federal allocations due to the local government councils in the state to council officials elected under the APC.
But the APC, while reacting through the state chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, said the state NULGE President was only running the errand for the current administration.
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The statement urged the “Federal Government and its agencies to disregard the apparently sponsored statement of the partisan NULGE as it was the metaphorical hand of Jacob while the voice belongs to Esau.”
The statement further said, “That Ogungbangbe could append his signature under the tirade warning the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Central Bank of Nigeria not to pay the said money to the duly elected local government council chairmen and councillors is a confirmation that himself, his cohorts and those he is running the shameful errand for are administratively challenged.
“Under the Nigerian Law, trade unions function as collective representatives of workers, legally mandated to negotiate better terms and conditions of employment such as wages and benefits through collective bargaining and industrial action: Comrade Nweke and Ors v Comrade Simeon and Ors NICN /EN/37/2018.
“NULGE, or any part thereof, is not empowered legally to issue the statement they issued, as it has nothing to do with the conditions of their employment.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
