Osun: NLC accuses Abuja of withholding local government funds
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) denounces the continued withholding of funds meant for local governments in Osun State, asserting that the federal government is not above the law. It backs striking municipal workers and demands the immediate release of the funds, according to its statement signed by acting Secretary-General Benson Upah.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the country’s main trade union federation, has condemned the continued withholding of funds intended for local governments in Osun State, in south-western Nigeria, and states that the federal government is not above the law. In a statement signed by its acting Secretary-General, Benson Upah, it expresses solidarity with striking municipal workers and demands the immediate release of these funds.
The union considers the withholding unjustifiable and accuses Abuja of choosing which court rulings to respect. "The federal government cannot choose which court decisions to implement and which to ignore," the NLC says. According to it, the situation has disrupted local administration and penalised services provided to residents. The strike by Osun employees, which threatens to desert President Tinubu, is continuing.
The NLC also praises the conduct of the strikers, whom it urges to keep their action strictly peaceful.
