Check-Off Dues: NULGE Issues AKULGA Seven-Day Ultimatum

The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Akuku-Toru Local Government Council to remit funds owed the union or face strike action.
The union said the funds, amounting to N3,840, 000, were check-off dues deducted from its members and should be remitted to the union.
NULGE came up with this position after rising from its state executive council meeting, yesterday.
The union said it decided to issue the ultimatum based on the consistent disobedience of the council to court orders on the matter.
State secretary of NULGE, Comrade A.C. Okoro, who spoke on behalf of the union, said the union had notified security agencies on the matter.
Okoro stressed that from March 3, 2020, Akuku-Toru Council would be shut down if the leadership of the council refuses to implement the court orders to remit its members check-off dues to the union.
He also said employees in other 22 LGAs in Rivers State would also shut down operations in their councils in solidarity with the union.
Okoro said the union has forwarded memos to the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Local Government Service Commission, Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government, Nigerian Labour Congress, the Commissioner of Police and the Director, State Security Services (DSS), in the state.
He expressed hope that the face-off would not result to shutdown if the council does the needful.

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