Local Government Workers Don Tired, Dey Scream Say Make Dem Get Autonomy!

Na wa o! Local government workers for Ogun State don scatter ground as dem dey complain about wetin dem dey call undue interference from state government. As e be, dem no gree allow local government do dem work as e suppose be, despite Supreme Court judgment wey don talk say make dem dey operate independently.

Na NULGE, wey be Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, dem dey run mouth. Dem yan say Governor Dapo Abiodun no wan follow wetin President Bola Tinubu and National Assembly don talk. Na serious wahala for local governments wey dey suffer from furniture wey dem no fit buy, infrastructure wey no dey, and workers wey dey work under hot condition.

Dem drop this gbas-gbos for communiqué wey dem sign after their State Executive Council meeting for Abeokuta. Dem even threaten say if dem no see change, dem go waka comot from the Memorandum of Understanding wey dem sign with the state government and Nigeria Labour Congress over contributory pension scheme. Dem dey accuse the government say dem don fail to keep their side of the deal.

As all this drama dey unfold, local government workers don dey complain say important money wey suppose come from mobile advertising, motor park ticket, and tenement rates don fall for state government hand. Dis one don block local governments from providing necessary services wey grassroots people dey need. Wetin be d essence of local government if dem no fit deliver service for their own people?

Na so NULGE dey demand say make state government rush implement full autonomy for local governments as Supreme Court don direct since July 11, 2024. Them talk say e dey affect how local government dey function. Dem don promise say if government no comply, dem go pull out from their agreement on contributory pension.

Dem come dey vex say state government no gree put Heads of Local Government Administration for better salary structure like wetin dem do for state civil service. Na because of dis, morale of local government workers don dey drop, and dem dey urge the governor to do something before e too late. Neighboring states like Osun and Ondo don already make things beta for their own local government workers, so wetin dey stop Ogun?