NULGE: AGF Plotting to Preempt S'Court, Set to Pay Osun LG Funds to APC Chairs, Councillors Sacked by Court The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State chapter, has disclosed that the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation is plotting to
“preempt the Supreme Court” by allegedly preparing to pay withheld local government allocations in Osun into the accounts of court-sacked All Progressives Congress (APC)
chairmen and councillors. In a press statement signed by its President, Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, the union warned that the alleged move would amount to “gross
misappropriation” and a brazen attempt to subvert the rule of law. It said: "Nigerians are well aware of the lingering crisis that has plagued local
government administration in Osun State since February this year, following the seizure of local government funds by the federal government. This matter is currently before the
Supreme Court for adjudication. "We have, however, received credible information that officials of the office of the Accountant-
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Dangote Refinery not to allow drivers of its newly imported Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks join any trade union.
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