The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared solidarity with striking workers in Osun State, calling on the Federal Government to immediately release withheld local government funds to restore effective governance at the council level.
The NLC said the continued withholding of the funds had significantly disrupted local government administration, with wider implications for service delivery and the welfare of workers.
The labour union maintained that there was no justification for the continued seizure of the funds, accusing the Federal Government of acting as though it was above the law.
In a statement signed by its Acting General Secretary, Comrade Benson Upah, the NLC said the Federal Government could not selectively obey court decisions, insisting that compliance with judicial pronouncements was fundamental to democracy and the rule of law.
The Congress also criticised what it described as intimidation and arm-twisting, arguing that such actions had no place in a democratic society.
“We express solidarity with the striking workers of Osun State in pursuit of the release of the withheld local government funds and urge the Federal Government authorities to release those funds without further delay,” the statement said.
The NLC commended the striking workers for maintaining decorum in their protest and urged them to sustain the peaceful approach throughout the industrial action.
It stressed that workers must continue to conduct themselves peacefully while pressing their demands for the release of the funds.
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