Kwara Assembly, Workers Friendly - NLC, NULGE

Date: 2017-09-08

The Kwara State House of Assembly has been described as peoples Assembly, whose focus is to ensure quality representation, to make democracy more meaningful to the down trodden.

The National President of the National Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE), Comrade Khaleed Gangama, made this observation in Ilorin during a rally for Local Government Autonomy to the House by the Union.

Comrade Gangama represented by NULGE's National Vice President South East, Comrade Patrick Igwe, noted with delight that the 8th legislature under the leadership of the Speaker, Dr. Ali Ahmad had demonstrated that the Parliament was the conscience of the people and urged the House to sustain the tempo.

He noted with delight that the parliament had played significant roles, in providing immediately and enduring solutions to salary crisis, in the Local Government Councils and for making NULGE members, had a fair share of the recent Paris refund to the state.

The State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Yekini Agunbiade, in his remark, applauded the Legislature for its commitment towards protecting the interest of workers in the state and enjoined it not to relent in providing voice for the voiceless in the state.

Responding, the Speaker, Dr. Ali Ahmad who restated the commitment of the House towards making the Parliament responsive to the yearnings of the people, pointed out that the House, was at the forefront of ensuring autonomy for the Local Government Councils in the ongoing Constitutional Amendment in the Country.

The Speaker, represented by his Deputy, Elder Mattew Okedare, disclosed that 19 states House of Assembly in the Northern part of the Country, had indicated interest in supporting autonomy for Local Government Councils in the Country.

Also speaking, the chairman House Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Judiciary, Barrister Kamaldeen Fagbemi, disclosed that the State House of Assembly was in total support of administrative, political and financial autonomy for Councils in the Country, pointing out that the Speaker was at the forefront of championing autonomy for Councils among Conference of Speakers in the country.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Eghe Igbinehi     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Okin Biscuits     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Ado Ibrahim     Temitope Ogunbanke     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Adijat Adebiyi     Kwara State Sports Commission     Fulani     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Dauda Adesola     EFCC     Dankaka     Christopher Odetunde     UNILORIN Alumni     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Oloyede     Aliyu Umar     Bashir Badawi     Universal Basic Education Commission     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Kwara Metro Park     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Vasolar Consortium     Simeon Ajibola     Owu Fall     Salman Suleiman     Okin High School     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     KFA     Bayer AG     KWASAA     Femtech     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Yusuf A. Usman     Lucky Omoluwa     Bello Abubakar     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     General Hospital     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Boko Haram     Kwasu     Bamidele Aluko     Kwara State Football Association     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Unicontinental Construction Company     Kola Adesina     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Jalala     Muhammed Danjuma     Christian Association Of Nigeria     ITP     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Saduki Lafiagi     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Shade Omoniyi     Saraki     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     NSCIA     CUTI     Oloje     Odolaye Aremu     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Share-Tsaragi     Ahmed Dankaya     Bola Shagaya     Babajide Ajayi     Ishola Abdullahi     KWSIEC     Haleeman Salman    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

ITEM 7     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Hamza Usman     John Dara     Offa Descendants Union     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Elesie Of Esie     IF-K     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Pakata Development Association     Abubakar Aliagan     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Ajase-Ipo     Communication Network Support Services     Budo-Egba     Toyin Saraki     Abubakar Abdulraheem     School Of Nursing     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Lateef Fagbemi     Women Radio     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Tsado Manman     Ganiyu Taofiq     IYA YUSUF     Police Commissioner     Florence Saraki     NIPOGA     Guber Aspirant     Mohammed Abdulahi     Muhammed Danjuma     Yahaya Muhammad     Galland Marcias     Ronke Adeyemi     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Peter Obi     Azeez Bello     Kolo     Isiaka Alikinla     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Usman Yunusa     Shola Odetundun     T And K FOODS     Saraki     Council Of The Wise     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     JMK Construction Company Limited     Oke-Odo     Arca Santa     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Alikinla     Aminat Omodara     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Daud Adeshola     Sa\'adu Salahu     Yetunde Balogun     UNIFEMGA     Hussein Oloyede     Ahmed \'Lateef     Suleiman Ajadi     REO CAKES     Maryam Nurudeen     Aro Yahaya     Yusuf Mubarak     Amoyo     Magaji Are     Makama     Tinubu     Metro Park     Unilorin     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Alabi Lawal     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Abikan     Okoolowo