The Rivers chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has declared seven-day warning strike.
The body in a statement by its state Secretary, Sunday Adeniran, said the warning strike became inevitable following what it described as the callous and unfair actions of the Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area, Dr. Chidi Lloyd.
NULGE, which said the action would take effect from midnight of September 30, explained that Lloyd refused to pay its members their salaries.
The statement said the action would involve all local government workers across the 23 local government areas of the state.
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The statement reads: “The state leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Rivers State chapter, hereby, notifies you that the state executive council of the union at its meeting held on 29th September resolved to embark on a seven-day warning strike.
“This action has become necessary in view of the callous and unfair action n of the chairman of Emohua Local Government Area in denying our members their salaries”.
But Lloyd in his reaction said all authentic workers in his council had been paid adding that NULGE’s leadership was was only trying to blackmail him.
“They are complaining about people, whose names were smuggled into the payroll. In 2024, the staff strength was about 1000 and some fractions, but when we came back, the staff strength had gone up to 1600 and there was no employment,” he said.
