Ten months after abandoning work and staying at dwelling, Osun State chapter of the Nationwide Union of Native Authorities Workers has introduced its resolve to renew duties.
The union stated it could return to work on January 5, 2026 regardless of unresolved authorized logjam over the political celebration that controls the third tier of presidency within the state.
NULGE members had declared a sit-at-home strike since February 17, 2025, following an Attraction Courtroom judgment reinstating some chairmen elected below the All Progressives Congress — a call opposed by the Peoples Democratic Occasion, which had performed its personal council elections and put in its members who emerged as chairmen.
Ever for the reason that industrial motion was declared, all of the native authorities secretariats within the state have been deserted whereas folks within the grassroots have been struggling the results.
The putting employees had anchored their strike on safety issues following the lethal conflict between PDP and APC supporters over which of the council leaders would occupy the secretariats.
Regardless that the authorized fireworks over the event are but to be lastly concluded, NULGE, in a press release by its President, Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, on Monday evening, requested members to renew duties on the native authorities secretariats throughout the state subsequent yr.
Ogungbangbe stated the union has requested safety safety for employees and that its resolution adopted a collection of safety council conferences that might ensures profitable resumption of labor on the grassroots.
“Operating of the Native Authorities Secretariats: The 30 Native Authorities councils, Space workplaces and LCDAs Secretariats might be successfully run, with none Chairmen/Councilors by the Head of Native Administration (HLA), with the Director of Administration & Normal Providers and Director of Finance, serving because the duly acknowledged signatories to the native authorities accounts below the Osun State Native Authorities Accounts Administration Regulation 2025.
Our Prayers: In view of our scheduled resumption on fifth January, 2026, we respectfully request the safety companies to: deploy enough safety to the 30 Native Authorities councils, Space workplaces and LCDAs Secretariats to forestall intimidation, harassment, or disruption of lawful duties; Forestall any additional unlawful occupation of those secretariats by unauthorised individuals to make sure public peace; Be certain that the Safety Businesses maintains its neutrality and upholds the rule of legislation by defending public servants from self-help ways.
The union additional warned that ought to there be any breakdown of legislation and order because of a failure to offer safety, this correspondence shall be relied upon as proof that the Union duly alerted the safety companies to the approaching hazard,” the assertion partly learn.
