National
secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has
suspended six officers of the Akwa Ibom chapter of the union for anti-union
activities.
activities.
The officers
affected by the indefinite suspension order contained in a letter signed by the
acting National Secretary, Mr. Chukwuemeka Aguonye, include Mrs Anestina Iweh,
state deputy president; Mr. Owoanam Akpanwa, state trustee and Mr. Kingsley
Akpan, state publicity secretary as well as branch chairmen, Mr. Imoh Udoeyop,
Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government; Mr. Aniekan Ntia, Esit Eket Local Government
and Mr. Monday Abak, Ukanafun Local Government Area.
Daily Sun reported that before the suspension order, the NULGE, had earlier
queried the officials for allegedly
flouting the National Executive Council’s (NEC) decisions and, colluding with
the state government to victimise their state President, Mr. Martins Effiong.
The
infighting in the state executive of the union has resulted in the alleged
transfer of service of the state president to the state civil service,
withholding of his salaries from February 2017 till date by the government, and alleged deductions of union
dues by the Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Dr. Valentine Attah.
The state
Chairman of NLC, Mr. Etim Ukpong did not answer several calls to his phone line
just as suspended Publicity Secretary of NULGE, Mr. Kingsley Akpan’s phone line
could not be reached for reaction to the suspension order.
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