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‘LG workers screening not for retrenchment’

‘LG workers screening not for retrenchment’

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, in Ondo State has said the screening exercise of council workers in the state is not aimed at retrenching workers.

The Union said the screening exercise was in the best interest of the workers and pensioners, assuring that governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led administration would not use the exercise to retrench any worker. The union therefore charged politicians and aspirants for 2020 Ondo state governorship election to desist from playing politics with the exercise.

Ondo State President of the union ,Comrafe Bola Taiwo said this  in Akure, the state capital while speaking with reporters on the recent outburst by some governorship aspirants who criticised the screening exercise.

He said the screening was organised to know when the workers joined service and when they would retire so that government would plan for them.

The NULGE President said, “politicians should not use workers’ welfare to play politics against Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu; the screening for primary school teachers, local government workers and their pensioners is not to witch hunt anybody. The screening exercise was organised to know the numerical strength of local government workers and primary school teachers to enable government plans for the workers.”

“There is no indication that government wants to use the screening exercise to downside or retrench workers, there is nothing like that and if you monitored the screening (two weeks ago), it has a human face.”

“The government never asked for certificate or primary six certificate, it is just your physical appearance and your letters of appointment and letter of last promotion, just to know when you joined service and when you will retire, and how to plan for them, nothing like retrenchment plan.”

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“Unlike previous or past screenings under the last administration in the state when a lot of people lost their lives, travelling around to get primary six certificate, this current screening under this administration is not like that.”

He said, “during the screening, we have discovered a lot of revelations, where workers travelled out of the country without official approval and still collecting salaries, by the time the screening report is out, we will see the revelations.”

“We have had reactions from politicians about the screening, we want to advise politicians in the state that if they want to fight for positions in the state, they should not use workers’ welfare to settle scores.

Taiwo said “either primary school teachers or local government workers or even pensioners should not be used to play politics. We don’t want workers to be used to negotiate for appointment.”

He advised that the allocation formulae of sharing money from the federation account should be reviewed to enable state governments and local governments get more allocations to implement the new minimum wage.

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