Trouble As NULGE Vows to Mobilise Against Re-election Bid of ADHA Members Unless They Pass LG Autonomy Bill- A Source Discloses

Daily Rendezvous 

A top ranking member of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has told Newsmen that the union would work against the re-election bid of all members of the current Adamawa state house of assembly to ensure non of them is elected back to the state house in 2023 if they fail to pass into law the Bill for local government automy.

NULGE says, it dares members of Adamawa State House of Assemby to refuse to pass into law the local government autonomy Bill and see how their dreams of returning to the house of Assembly would collapse.

The source inside NULGE said NULGE would implode the dreams of the member of the house if they stand against the Bill seeking to ensure the freedom of the local government tier of government, thereby, preventing the benefits of democracy to reach people at the grassroots in Adamawa state.

The NULGE official who spoke to Daily Rendezvous in confidence said, "Nigeria is a country that has been practicing democracy now for over two decades and there has been nothing much to show especially at the grassroots. 

"The Bill is absolutely in line with Gov. Fintiri's vision and promises at campaigns to return power to people at the grassroots. This is our best shot of delivering the maximum good for our people."

The source warned that, "We are issuing a stern warning to those that are trying to truncate our nascent democracy, they should not think of coming back to the house because we will vote for members that will do the wishes of the people.

"They are supposed to be servants as legislators and not demigods but the way things stands now, 2023 will be full of surprises and NULGE is ready to pay them back in their own coins. 

"After all if we refused to vote for them, they would not be there anymore. 

"I assure you and every citizen of Adamawa state that these people do not have the interest of the masses at heart, so we are refreshing the issue of local government autonomy as a critical menu in the developmental agenda of our state but it seems as if these set of legislators are against it hence their refusal to assent to it  

"But we dare them to try it this time around and we shall show them the in a democracy, the real power comes from the people," the source added.

Earlier on the 1st of March, 2022, the National Assembly ratified the Bill granting LG financial and administrative autonomy.

While other state Assembly have already signed the Bill into law, the Adamawa' state house of Assembly seems to be foot-dragging in appending the Bill into law in the state.

The bills seek to amend the Constitution to repeal the state joint local government account and provide for a special account where all allocations due to the local governments councils, from the federation account and state government shall be paid.