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The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently prevention the nation’s ideology by afloat implementing the Supreme Court judgement connected Local Government autonomy.
The union, rising from its National Executive Council (NEC) gathering successful Abuja, warned that the continued hold successful implementing the judgement undermines antiauthoritarian principles and deprives grassroots communities of the galore benefits of afloat autonomy for the 3rd tier of government.
NULGE President, Comrade Aliyu Haruna Kankara, who work the communiqué astatine the extremity of the meeting, said an autonomous section authorities strategy would heighten work delivery, accountability, and participatory governance—thereby addressing the pressing needs of Nigerians astatine the assemblage level.
“The NEC-in-Session has appealed to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for implementing the Local Government Autonomy successful Nigeria arsenic delivered by the Supreme Court judgement implicit a twelvemonth ago.
“This undue hold undermines the principles of ideology and denies the radical astatine the grassroots galore inherent benefits associated with autonomy of section authorities administration. It is expected that a antiauthoritarian and people-oriented authorities should abide by the tenets of ideology and respect the regularisation of law.”
The NEC further urged President Tinubu to prioritise implementing the landmark judgement to show his administration’s committedness to justice, equity, and grassroots development.
On the demolition of NULGE’s nationalist secretariat nether operation astatine Lugbe, Abuja, Comrade Kankara lamented that the enactment has disrupted the union’s morganatic efforts to supply a befitting administrative infrastructure for effectual work to members nationwide.
According to him, nary authoritative crushed has been fixed for the demolition, adjacent arsenic the FCT Development Control denied engagement successful the exercise. He alleged that subject unit supervised the operation.
“NEC-in-Session expresses heavy interest and outright dismay implicit the caller demolition of the NULGE National Secretariat gathering nether operation astatine Lugbe, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The enactment has disrupted the morganatic efforts of the Union to supply a befitting administrative infrastructure for effectual work to its members nationwide.
“NEC hereby calls connected the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to instantly intervene and guarantee redress connected this matter. NEC besides calls connected the Chief of Defence Staff to analyse the engagement of subject unit successful the demolition exercise.”
On the governmental situation successful Osun State, the NEC condemned the alleged seizure of section authorities allocations, describing it arsenic a sedate usurpation that has crippled grassroots governance, distorted improvement plans, and worsened livelihoods successful the state.
It called connected the national authorities to intervene urgently and reconstruct the seized funds successful the involvement of peace, justice, and sustainable development.
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