NULGE begins 7-day strike over sacking of 300 members in Rivers

By Davies Iheamnachor

PORT HARCOURT—The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, has ordered a seven-day informing onslaught pursuing the sack of nary less than 300 unit of members of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, by the assembly chairman, Dr. Chidi Lloyd.

NULGE disclosed this determination successful a missive by its State Secretary, Sunday Adeniran, to each State Officers and Chairmen of chapters of the 23 section authorities country successful the state.Adeniran successful the missive noted that the determination came aft a gathering of the authorities enforcement of the body, noting that the enactment would past for 7 days.

The missive ordered unit members of the 23 councils of the authorities to retreat their services, describing the enactment of LLoyd advertisement callus and unfair.The missive read: “The State enactment of NULGE, Rivers State section hereby notify you that the State Executive Council, SEC, of the national astatine its gathering held connected September 29, 2025, resolved to embark connected a 7-day informing strike.

“Accordingly, effectual from mid-night of September 30, 2025, each section authorities employees crossed the authorities are hereby directed to retreat their services instantly until further notice.

“This enactment has go indispensable successful presumption of the callous and unfair enactment of the president of Emohua assembly successful denying our members their salaries. “We number connected your practice and solidarity successful ensuring afloat compliance with this directive.”

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