President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Akeem Ambali, has said passage of the LG autonomy is a pre-condition for any state to enjoy the union’s support in the 2023 elections.
Kogi, Edo and Ogun State Houses of Assembly are some of the state parliaments that have approved the LG autonomy bill, in the ongoing consideration of the 44 constitution alteration bills earlier transmitted to the assemblies by the National Assembly.
Ambali shortly after he met with Governor Dapo Abiodun in Abeokuta, said Ogun remains the only state that has passed the autonomy bill in the South West region.
“If the governor had not consented, the House of Assembly wouldn’t have passed the Local Government Autonomy Bill,” he submitted.
According to him, the NULGE had directed that any state that passes local government autonomy should be supported by local government workers, and we mean that.
He said “We have come to also reassure the governor that we are on the same page, we love him and we pray that God will continue to sustain him so that very soon, he will be the best in the country.
“On the issue of the internally generated revenue, the governor directed that a committee be set up with the view of releasing some to local governments to ensure that they become more functional.”
While declaring local government workers’ support for Abiodun, the NULGE president said “with God and with our support, we know that God will give him victory”.
