Reinstated native authorities chairmen underneath the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State have pledged to recall over 1,500 dismissed employees and clear excellent wage arrears owed to conventional rulers, following the discharge of withheld federal allocations to councils.
The federal authorities had withheld the allocations since February 2025 because of a management dispute between APC and Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP.
The funds had been ultimately launched in September into accounts operated by the APC chairmen.
Chairman of the Affiliation of Native Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, within the APC faction, Abiodun Idowu, introduced the event throughout a press briefing in Osogbo on Friday.
He reaffirmed the dedication of the APC-led executives to restoring efficient grassroots governance throughout the state.
Idowu maintained that the reinstated chairmen remained the reputable directors of the 30 native authorities councils and the world workplace, as affirmed by the Courtroom of Enchantment judgment delivered on February 10, 2025.
“Our mandate, freely given by the folks of Osun State throughout the October 2022 native authorities elections, was briefly interrupted however now restored by the courtroom. We’re again to serve and ship dividends of democracy on the grassroots,” Idowu mentioned.
He disclosed that the APC chairmen had concluded plans to re-engage the 1,500 employees disengaged by the current administration, together with lecturers, well being employees, O’YES cadets, and O’Meal distributors employed underneath the previous Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration.
“Plans are ongoing to recall and re-engage the 1,500 lecturers employed by the final APC authorities however sacked by the present administration. We may even recall the dismissed well being employees, O’YES cadets, and O’Meal distributors. Past recalling them, we’ll offset a part of their salaries and emoluments. It is a coverage assertion, not politics,” Idowu acknowledged.
He added that preparations had additionally been made to clear arrears owed to conventional rulers, noting that the chairmen thought of the welfare of monarchs important to native administration and group peace.
“The normal rulers may even profit from the brand new growth as we’ve got concluded plans to clear their excellent allowances and entitlements,” he assured.
The ALGON chairman, nonetheless, accused the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke of allegedly utilizing the Nigeria Union of Native Authorities Staff, NULGE, and different affiliated teams to impede the discharge of the federal allocations meant for councils.
He argued that the funds may have alleviated monetary pressures affecting the councils, conventional rulers, lecturers, and well being employees if launched earlier.
“These funds had been meant to drive native growth, however political interference delayed their launch,” Idowu alleged.
Idowu additional dismissed claims that the APC-led council executives had been making an attempt to divert native authorities funds by means of unauthorised deductions, describing such studies as baseless fabrications aimed toward discrediting their return to workplace.
He urged residents of the state to stay calm and supportive, promising that the restored native authorities management would deal with group growth, job creation, and restoring public confidence in native governance.
