LG Autonomy: Osun cannot be an exception - NLC president, Ajaero insists

NLC writes Tinubu, seeks audience over Osun LG crisis – Daily Trust

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, says the body has written a letter to President Bola Tinubu, seeking an audience with him over the Local Government crisis in Osun State. Daily Trust reports that the state had been thrown into crisis over the legitimacy of elected council officials. The standoff has crippled governance at the third tier of government in the state, with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All …

LG Autonomy: Osun cannot be an exception - NLC president, Ajaero insists

The National president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has insisted that like other 35 states in the country, Osun cannot be an exception or do things differently in regards to the implementation of the local government autonomy. Ajaero maintained that no one should be permitted to abuse the constitution while attempting to follow the Supreme Court’s judgment. DAILY POST reports that since January 2025, the Federal Government an…

Osun LG Crisis: Group Petitions AGF, Protests Violation Of Court Judgment

An aggrieved group on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance against what they called disregard for court judgments regarding Osun State local government. Led by the National Coordinator of the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, the group submitted formal petitions to both ministries, accusing some officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of i…

OLT frowns at prolonged withholding of Osun LG funds Business Hallmark

A socio-political group, Osun Leaders of Thought (OLT), has raised alarm over growing public anger in Osun State against President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), blaming it on the continued withholding of local government allocations and the non-recognition of duly elected council officials. In a statement signed by its Press Officer, […] The post OLT frowns at prolonged withholding of Osun LG funds first appeared on…

Nigeria Labour Congress Demands Release of Withheld Local Government Funds in Osun State – Media Talk Africa

Nigeria Labour Congress Demands Release of Withheld Local Government Funds In a bold move, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate and un

NLC demands immediate release of Osun LG allocations - Flying Eze

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the unconditional and immediate release of all withheld local government allocation to the lawfully electe... #politics, #nlc, #osun, #flyingeze