A factional group in the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees in Osun State called Association of Concerned Local Government Staff, has directed workers in the council areas in the state to immediately return to their duty posts.

The NULGE State President, Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, had directed workers in council areas in Osun to stay off work since February 17, 2025.

Ogungbangbe cited tension generated by the resumption of councillors and chairmen elected in the October 15, 2022, local government election to enforce a judgement they got from the Court of Appeal, Akure, in their respective LGAs and the opposition to the plans of the state government.

But in a fresh twist to the disagreement, the state coordinator of the new association, Adedayo Adekunle, while addressing journalists in Osogbo on Saturday, declared the closure of council secretariats in the state as illegal.

Adekunle, who listed many infractions committed by Ogungbangbe to perpetrate self in office for another term, further said, “Despite his claim that Local Government Service is no longer safe for staff to work, he opened Local Governments for the purpose of conducting his second term election where he succeeded in manipulating himself to win second term.

“No life was lost during the elections. No person was arrested and social parties were held during the day and nights to celebrate the success. Yet, all Maternity Centers were locked against women and children and they were and are still sentenced to death by the reckless shut down of the Local Government Service in Osun State by this desperate politician in the garb of a unionist.”

Ogungbangbe, while responding, however, described Adedayo’s group as illegal and agents paid by politicians to cause disharmony.

He said, “All primary healthcare centres in the state are working. They are not shot down as Adedayo claimed. We didn’t use local government secretariats for NULGE elections. We used a designated place for it. Arrangement for the election had been long concluded before crises started that forced us to direct our members to stay at home. You can see the man told lies upon lies against me.”



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