Labour • Created March 21, 2016 05:00

Nasarawa NULGE resolves factional crisis

The leadership tussle that has gripped the Nasarawa State branch of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) appears to be over as labour unions in the state and the national president of the union met with top government officials in the state in three separate meetings to resolve the crisis. President of NULGE, […]

Nasarawa NULGE resolves factional crisis
Nasarawa NULGE resolves factional crisis

The leadership tussle that has gripped the Nasarawa State branch of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) appears to be over as labour unions in the state and the national president of the union met with top government officials in the state in three separate meetings to resolve the crisis.
President of NULGE, Comrade Ibrahim Khalil, told the state Head of Service, Mr. Joseph Isa Ancho, that the crisis was politically engineered and could lead to factions in the union, hence the need to quickly resolve it.
Khalil who spoke alongside the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said the state government should not create crisis in the labour union because of the resultant effect of such crisis.
The labour union leader stated that NULGE was guided by established laws therefore no individual, group or government official had the powers to appoint a caretaker committee without the consent of the National Secretariat. He described the faction led by one Abdullahi Hussaini as unconstitutional, criminal and unacceptable.
He charged the leaders of NULGE in the state to always carry their members along in every activity to avoid suspicion and acrimony.
The Head of Service said he was impressed by the prompt action taken by the national president and other labour unions to tackle the issue.
“We are aware of the crisis but we cannot recognise any leadership apart from the one led by the state President, Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar (a.k.a Alaye),” he said.
 Our reporter gathered  that after  closed door dialogues, the  parties concerned came out  expressing satisfaction with the resolution and  resolved to have one, undivided  NULGE in the state.
 

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