ONDO: NULGE Hails NFIU Over Autonomy

The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) says the Federal Government’s recently introduced financial guidelines for Local Governments by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), will guarantee accountability, transparency and grassroots development.

the NULGE President in Ondo State, Comrade Bola Taiwo, dropped the hint during a press conference on Monday in Akure.

Taiwo said that the move was laudable because local government autonomy had been a priority of the union for long.

“We are happy because this is a dream comes true. We have been yearning and agitating for this because autonomy to local government has been our priority,” he said. 

According to him, the new guidelines serve as a mechanism that will safeguard, protect and allow for transparency in the local government joint account management.

“Joint account is a constitutional matter but the modification just made is to stop siphoning our money,”he explained. 

He noted that the union would train and educate its members to look into activities of each local government so that there would not be any violation of the guidelines.

“It is said that anybody that violates this rule will be dealt with and if there are violations the union must cry out immediately,” he said. 

He applauded the state government for not diverting money meant for local councils in the state.

“I want to say it categorically that Ondo State governor does not tamper with local government money rather he gives local councils 100 per cent freedom to deliberate on their money. 

“So, he does not indulge in anything that is against rules and regulations,” he stated.