The Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), and Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), has called for a comprehensive staff audit and redistribution exercise to ascertain the exact number of local government workers, primary school teachers, and pensioners in the 774 local government areas across the country.
Operating under the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of local government-based unions, the coalition recommended an embargo on recruitment of new employees into local governments, including teachers, for a period of one year.
This proposal is aimed at ensuring stability and proper staff placement following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that granted financial autonomy to local governments.
In a communiqué issued after their meeting, the unions noted that the embargo should commence from the date of the Supreme Court judgment on direct payment to local governments.
According to the committee, this…