The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has commended the National Assembly for passing the local council autonomy bill.
NULGE also appealed to Nigerian governors to prevail on their Houses of Assembly to pass the bill, to end poverty and insecurity in the country.
He expressed confident that with the recent messages coming from the governors supporting the autonomy of local councils, the past glory of the councils would soon return. Commending Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa for prompt payment of council workers’ salaries, he condemned the attitude of some governors that were not paying his members.On the Senate’s decision not to allow INEC to transmit election results electronically, Fashe urged the red chamber not to take the country backwards, but move forward by embracing modern technology in the conduct of polls to eliminate sharp practices.
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