Uduaghan Frowns At Delay In LG Staff Salary

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has frowned at the constant delay in the payment of local government staff salary in the state and charged local government chairmen to reverse the ugly trend.

 Dr. Uduaghan who was speaking when the president of the Nigerian Union of Local government Employees, Comrade David Ofoyenor paid him a courtesy call in Asaba expressed worry over the development.

 He enjoined local governments in the state to take the payment of salary to its staff as utmost priority since delay in payment of salary reduces morale.

 Dr. Udaughan who said state civil servants receive salary before the end of the month, urged local governments to tow the line of state government on salary issue.

 His words “State civil servants always receive salary before the end of every month and we have been maintaining it for sometime now.”

 The governor therefore directed the commissioner for special duties in charge of local government matters to look into the cause of delay.

 He commended the state NULGE for promoting due process and urged it to continue to be partners in progress.

 Dr. Uduaghan said NULGE president has specific role in local government administration even as he promised to allow him participate in joint account committee meeting of the state.

 Explaining further he said “We allow NULGE chairman to participate in JAC meeting because he is in a position to pass on certain information to us. He can also contribute meaningfully to decisions as well as pass information to his members.”

 In his remarks, the president of NULGE in the state, Comrade David Ofoyenor commended the governor for repositioning local government administration in the state.

 Comrade Ofoyenor also expressed appreciation to the governor for the intervention fund injected into the accounts of local governments to facilitate the prompt payment of primary school teachers in the state.

 He however expressed dissatisfaction over the constant delay in the payment of salary to staff of local governments in the state.

 The labour leader said the late payment of salary to staffs of local governments was worrisome and appealed to the governor to intervene.

 Comrade Ofoyenor requested the governor to also assist his Union with a plot of land even as he appealed for an official vehicle to enable the executives of the state NULGE solve its transportation problem.