Do not tamper with Paris Club Fund-NULGE

Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has spoken more on the prevailing lack of salary payments among the state governments.In a statement, it said,  that 22 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have failed to pay local government staff salaries for period ranging between one and 16 months.

Saying that said 14 states including Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Cross River, Niger and Anambra were up to date in the payment of local government workers’ entitlement.

They further said  that Bayelsa State leads in indebtedness chart by owing up to 16 months workers’ salaries, followed by Kogi (15), Delta (14), Kaduna (12), Oyo (11) and Edo (10).

They asked governors of the affected states to offset the salaries and other allowances of local government workers with the second tranche of the Paris Club loan refund released to them, warning that it will be forced to shut down all local government councils in the country if the state governments fail to pay the entitlements.

Its National President, Ibrahim Khaleel, warned state governors not to divert or tamper with the second tranche of Paris Club loan refund but use it to offset the entitlement of workers.

And vowed to mobilize its teeming members and shut down all the local governments across the country if the payments are not met.