.. Urges members to be patient
The President of Osun State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Comrade (Dr.) Ogungbangbe Nathaniel Kehinde, has revealed that the delay in the salary payment being experienced presently by the local government workers in the state is due to the newly passed local government autonomy bill.
It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu some weeks ago assented to the local government autonomy bill, thereby, restraining state governors from tampering with local government allocations.
Meanwhile, this has caused a bit delay in the payment of salaries of council workers as state government is putting necessary things together to ensure that local governments receive their allocations directly.
In view of this, Dr. Ogungbangbe, in a statement by his media aide, Francis Felix, appealed to local government workers in the state to exercise more patient as their salaries will be paid very soon.
Ogungbangbe posited that ''The much-talked autonomy in the local governments refers to the degree of freedom and self-governance that local authorities, such as municipalities or councils have to make decisions and take actions without interference or control from higher levels of government, such as national or regional authorities.
''However, it would take a long process before it materializes and this is what is causing delay in the payment of our salaries as currently being experienced.
''As a result of this, i wish to passionately appeal to local government workers in the State to be patient as everything will be sorted out soon and we will all laugh last''
Dr. Ogungbangbe eulogised Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke for prompt payment of salaries and arrears of backlog for workers in the state.
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