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Nasarawa NULGE Leadership Crisis Deepens
By Abubakar LAWAL, Lafia
Nasarawa state Branch of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE has been engulfed in leadership crisis following the emergence of a faction, which purportedly passed a vote of no confidence on their state president Comrade Tahir Allayi over non performance since Elected in 2012.
The factional Leader Abdullahi Hussaini said that the leadership of the Union betrayed members by not living up to expectations in piloting the affairs of NULGE in state.
Addressing journalists in Lafia he pointed out that comrade Allayi has converted the union dues to his personal use by using union funds meant for the development and welfares of workers to his personal enjoyment.
“Since their assumption in office there was never a Congress which is the Avenue to update members with progress or short of that “.he complained, Comrade Hussaini alleged that the union cannot boast of having account in their name all money remitted from ministry of local government and Chieftaincy Affairs goes in to individual accounts, which is not accountable, unlike previous administrations.
The Factional group nominated, Comrade Abdullahi Hussaini as their caretaker committee chairman to oversee affairs of the Union pending when election of new officers would be conducted .
On the issue of payment of workers salaries the caretaker committee chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Hussaini adviced local government councils administrators in the state to maintain the status quo of paying council workers in percentages.
It would be recalled that there was an agreement between government and organized
labour that payment of salaries in percentages to council workers should be stopped forthwith, but in the event that the allocation of one month from the federation account cannot pay 100% of salaries, the, allocation shall be kept in the accounts of the respective local, governments pending the receipt of the following month’s allocation to settle the preceding month.
Though agreement reached between Labour union and the state government maintained that if the two months allocations cannot settle one month salary, a decision shall be taken by the Joint State and Local Government Account Committee with Organized Labour in attendance.
According to the state Chairman of NULGE caretaker committee, Abdullahi Hussaini , they are not in support of the earlier pact reached that if money from federation account would not settled workers salaries for one month should preserved pending when the council areas will be able to pay council staff 100 percent of their salaries.
” We are of the Opinion that government should be paying workers in the payroll of local government councils their salaries in percentages base on the monthly allocation accessed from the federation account without any delayed, just as he called on members to give them maximum support and corporation to better their lot as soon as possible.
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Our correspondent reports that, on February 19, members of the factional group staged a state wide protest against the leadership of the state union, for they are involvement on the NLC strike which collapsed government and commercial activities in the state.
The group announced setting up a seven-man committee with a call on them to be prudent, transparent and be good managers of resources as well as imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to maintain the status quo in a dispute over the party’s candidates emerging from the Benue State APC primaries for the 2027 general election.
The order was made on Thursday by Justice Inyang Ekwo during proceedings in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1429/2026, filed by Engr. Sesugh Akaagba and other aggrieved APC candidates from Benue State against the APC and INEC.
The plaintiffs had, through an ex parte motion filed on July 5, 2026, sought six interim reliefs, including an order restraining the APC from substituting its validly nominated candidates in Benue State through its June 29, 2026 correspondence, or any subsequent communication, to INEC, pending determination of the substantive suit.
They also sought an order compelling the APC to immediately transmit to INEC the names of candidates validly nominated during the primaries monitored by the electoral commission.
When the matter first came up on July 8, 2026, the court declined to grant the interim application immediately, directing both APC and INEC to appear and respond before any decision was taken. The matter was adjourned to July 16.
At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel representing the APC and INEC were present in court, while the plaintiffs were represented by Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, alongside his legal team.
In his ruling, Justice Ekwo held that since issues had been joined by the parties particularly with INEC now before the court, the defendants were required by law to preserve the subject matter of the litigation pending determination of the substantive suit.
When counsel to the plaintiffs urged the court to caution APC and INEC against taking any further action that could affect the disputed list of candidates, the judge responded that it was “not a matter of advice but of law,” stressing that the defendants were bound to maintain the status quo.
The court consequently restrained APC and INEC from taking any action capable of altering the disputed list of candidates pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
The defendants did not object to the restraining order.
At the commencement of proceedings, the court noted that all parties had voluntarily submitted to its jurisdiction by duly filing and exchanging their respective processes.
It held that there was no procedural or jurisdictional impediment to the expeditious determination of the substantive action, and directed that the matter be heard without further delay.
In furtherance of the objective of preserving the res and safeguarding the efficacy of the judicial process, the court ordered all parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit, restraining any act or omission capable of prejudicing the rights of the parties or rendering the proceedings nugatory.
The court further directed that INEC be served forthwith with the originating and all consequential processes.
The effect of the subsisting order is that INEC is restrained from tampering with the existing list of candidates pending final determination of the suit, and from receiving, recognising, or acting upon any purported substituted list of National Assembly candidates from Benue State submitted by the APC.
The matter was adjourned to July 21, 2026, for hearing of the substantive suit.
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and former First Lady Patience Ibifaka Jonathan recently celebrated a significant family milestone as they attended the graduation ceremony of their son, Ariara Goodluck Jonathan, at Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom.
The proud parents joined family members and well-wishers to witness Ariara receive his degree, marking the successful completion of his academic programme. The occasion was filled with joy as the Jonathan family commemorated the achievement, highlighting the importance they place on education and personal development.
The graduation ceremony attracted warm congratulatory messages from friends, associates, and admirers, who wished the graduate continued success in his future endeavours.
The Following names joined the political family of Sen. Dr. George Akume today after leaving the sinking Alia ship .
Under the leadership of Barr. Emmanuel Jime .
The are ;
Chief Nelson Alapa
Douglas pepe SAN senatorial Aspirant zone A,
Engr Peter Ashiekaa
QS Clement Beetseh
Former commissioners
Joy Luga
Ann itodo
Barr martins Shaagee
Miss Dorcas
Prof Usar Joseh
Prof Cephas Tushima
Chief Patrick Idoko
Hon Patience Akor
Hon Fred Idoko
Hon Lawrence Ekpo Onoja Jnr
Hon Andrew Abah
Hon Agbo Innocent Ikwumonu
Hon Simon Omachoko
Hon David Egboja
Dr John Garba
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