BIRNIN KEBBI – The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Kebbi state has urged the state government to hasten the payment of outstanding leave grants to local members.
The state Chairman of the union, Alhaji Bello Barade, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]
Barade said that the government is owing members two years outstanding leave grants.
“We were not paid the 2013 and 2014 leave grants and even in 2012 we were paid half of the amount,’’ he said.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]
According to him, the state government workers had been paid their leave grants while local government employees had not been paid.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]
The chairman said that the members would not relent on their agitation until they were settled.
He appealed to the state government to reduce the hardship faced by local government employees by releasing their leave grants.
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Barade, however, called on local government employees to sustain dialogue in resolving the quest for the payment of the arrears. (NAN)
Kebbi NULGE demands arrears of leave grant
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