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The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ogun State Chapter, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Ogun State Government to address the demands of local government workers, warning that failure to do so will lead to an industrial action from February 17, 2026.
The ultimatum followed resolutions reached at the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting of the union held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at the NULGE Secretariat, Agbeloba, Abeokuta.
In a communiqué addressed to Governor Dapo Abiodun, the union said the SEC convened to review the state government’s response to issues earlier raised in a letter dated January 21, 2026, but expressed dissatisfaction with what it described as the government’s failure to adequately address the workers’ demands.
According to the communiqué, the SEC-in-session unanimously resolved that the state government must attend to the welfare concerns and yearnings of local government employees within 14 days of the notice.
“Failure to positively respond to our agitations, the union will not be constrained to embark on industrial action at the expiration of the ultimatum on February 17, 2026,” the communiqué warned.
NULGE stated that the decision to issue the ultimatum was in line with Section 18 of the Trade Dispute Act, Cap T8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. Despite the threat, the union reiterated its willingness to engage the state government through dialogue and robust engagement to amicably resolve the issues.
The communiqué was jointly signed by the State President of NULGE, Comrade Adefesobi Adebayo (JP), and the State Secretary, Comrade Hassan Yusuf O., with an attendance register of SEC members attached.
Earlier, at its SEC meeting held on January 21, 2026, also at the union secretariat in Agbeloba, Abeokuta, NULGE had raised concerns over what it described as deepening challenges undermining the functionality of local governments across the state.
Presided over by Comrade Adefesobi Adebayo (JP), the meeting reviewed operations across the 20 local government areas and alleged undue interference by the state government, particularly in revenue administration.
The union claimed that key internally generated revenue (IGR) sources constitutionally assigned to local governments—such as motor parks, garages, mobile advertising and commercial tenement rates—had been taken over by the state, weakening grassroots service delivery.
The union also declared a “state of emergency” on local government infrastructure, citing dilapidated offices, poor working conditions and neglected assets, which it said have impaired effective service delivery at the grassroots.
Among other demands, NULGE called for the provision of basic office equipment and furniture, the placement of Heads of Local Government Administration on a consolidated salary scale, and the implementation of the Memorandum of Action reached with organised labour on July 14, 2025, concerning the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
The union further accused the Ogun State Government of failing to implement local government financial and administrative autonomy in line with the July 11, 2024 judgment of the Supreme Court, which mandated direct allocation to local governments.
Arising from the meeting, NULGE demanded the immediate implementation of full local government autonomy and warned that it may withdraw, alongside organised labour, from the CPS agreement if the state government continues to renege on its commitments.
The January 21 communiqué was formally addressed to Governor Abiodun and signed by the NULGE Ogun State President, Comrade Adefesobi Adebayo.
