This decision was reached at the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting of the union held on Wednesday at the NULGE Secretariat, Agbeloba, Abeokuta.
In a communiqué addressed to Governor Dapo Abiodun, the union expressed dissatisfaction with the state government’s response to an earlier letter dated January 21, 2026, noting that the issues raised were neglected.
According to the communiqué signed by the State President, Comrade Adefesobi Adebayo (JP), and the State Secretary, Comrade Hassan Yusuf O., the SEC-in-Session unanimously resolved that the governor should urgently attend to the yearnings of local government workers within 14 days of the notice.
The union warned that failure to receive a positive response within the stipulated period would compel it to embark on industrial action beginning February 17, 2026, in line with Section 18 of the Trade Dispute Act, Cap T8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Despite the ultimatum, NULGE stated that it remains open to dialogue and constructive engagement with the Ogun State Government to resolve the issues amicably.
Earlier, at its SEC meeting held on January 21, 2026, also at the union secretariat in Agbeloba, Abeokuta, NULGE had raised concerns over what it described as deepening challenges undermining the functionality of local governments across the state.
Presided over by Comrade Adefesobi Adebayo (JP), the meeting reviewed operations across the 20 local government areas and alleged undue interference by the state government, particularly in revenue administration.
The union claimed that key internally generated revenue (IGR) sources constitutionally assigned to local governments—such as motor parks, garages, mobile advertising and commercial tenement rates—had been taken over by the state, weakening grassroots service delivery.
The union also declared a “state of emergency” on local government infrastructure, citing dilapidated offices, poor working conditions and neglected assets, which it said have impaired effective service delivery at the grassroots.
Among other demands, NULGE called for the provision of basic office equipment and furniture, the placement of Heads of Local Government Administration on a consolidated salary scale, and the implementation of the Memorandum of Action reached with organised labour on July 14, 2025, concerning the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
The union further accused the Ogun State Government of failing to implement local government financial and administrative autonomy in line with the July 11, 2024 judgment of the Supreme Court, which mandated direct allocation to local governments.
Arising from the meeting, NULGE demanded the immediate implementation of full local government autonomy and warned that it may withdraw, alongside organised labour, from the CPS agreement if the state government continues to renege on its commitments.
The January 21 communiqué was formally addressed to Governor Abiodun and signed by the NULGE Ogun State President, Comrade Adefesobi Adebayo.
