Fubara intervenes in Rivers council-workers rift as union suspends strike

By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has waded into the quality betwixt section authorities workers and the Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area, Dr. Chidi Llyod, starring to the suspension of a statewide onslaught by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) connected Tuesday.

Governor Fubara met down closed doors with the enactment of NULGE, the Local Government Service Commission, and the Emohua assembly president astatine Government House, Port Harcourt, wherever helium directed the parties to resoluteness their differences amicably.

Speaking aft the meeting, the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Chief Israel Woke Amadi, expressed appreciation for the governor’s involution and assured that the resolutions reached would beryllium implemented.

Hon. Chidi Llyod, Chairman of Emohua LGA, besides pledged to abide by the governor’s directive and enactment successful harmony with NULGE and the Commission. He emphasised the value of transparency successful handling the substance and thanked the politician for his timely intervention.

On his part, NULGE State President, Comrade Clifford Paul, announced the suspension of the strike, directing each subdivision chairmen and members to resume enactment immediately. He explained that the national agreed to telephone disconnected the enactment successful compliance with the governor’s directive for a peaceful resolution.

The strike, declared earlier connected Tuesday, had led to the closure of each 23 assembly secretariats successful the authorities pursuing the caller dismissal of respective workers successful Emohua Local Government Area.

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