Osun NUJ Online Members Reviews Ongoing Warning strike Action.

The Secretary of Osun NUJ Online Media Chapel Nicolas Adekeye has      x-rayed the ongoing 3 day warning strike Action organised by Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun to demand immediate release of continued seizure of  local government allocation stocked in UBA Account.

Adeleye approached the issues in different angles as indicated in this story.

ANGLE 1: Osun Government Offices Shut Down—The Strike Takes Effect

Focus: The widespread shutdown of government offices across Osun State as the three-day sympathy strike commenced.

Angle: What is the state of government offices across the state? Interviews with workers, residents, and business owners. The economic impact of the strike. How long can the state sustain this?

ANGLE 2: Drama at the House of Assembly—Perm Sec Ejected

Focus: The dramatic ejection of the Permanent Secretary, Osun State House of Assembly Commission, Taiye Elutilo, by PASAN members led by Comrade Adekunle Adesina Hakeem.

Key Quote: Hakeem condemned the act of the PS as a betrayal to the Local Government workers.

Angle: What happened at the Assembly? Who is Taiye Elutilo? Why did he resume despite the strike? The legality of his action. The response of the Assembly leadership. Interviews with eyewitnesses.

ANGLE 3: The LG Allocation Crisis—Two Years of Starvation

Focus: The continued withholding of Local Government statutory allocations since February 2025 and its devastating consequences.

Angle: Why are the allocations being withheld? Who is responsible? The impact on LG workers, pensioners, and grassroots development. The UBA account controversy. The legal battle. Interviews with NULGE officials and LG workers.

ANGLE 4: The UBA Picketing—What You Need to Know

Focus: The Organised Labour’s plan to picket United Bank for Africa (UBA) branches across Osun State.

Angle: Why UBA? What is the disputed disbursement? The legality of the picketing. What happens next? Interviews with labour leaders and bank officials.

ANGLE 5: Tinubu’s Re-election—Labour Withdraws Support

Focus: The Organised Labour’s declaration that it cannot guarantee the support and votes of workers for President Tinubu’s re-election.

Key Quote: Workers’ support is neither automatic nor unconditional; it must be earned through policies and actions that protect their welfare and dignity.

Angle: The political implications of labour’s stance. Governor Adeleke’s 2 million votes promise. Can labour deliver its members? The history of labour’s political interventions. Interviews with political analysts.

ANGLE 6: Adeleke’s 2 Million Votes Promise—Can He Deliver?

Focus: Hakeem’s warning that there will be no guarantee of the 2 million votes promised by Governor Adeleke to Tinubu’s reelection if the LG issue is not permanently resolved.

Angle: What was Adeleke’s promise? Can he deliver 2 million votes? What does labour’s stance mean for the 2027 election? The relationship between Adeleke and Tinubu. Interviews with political stakeholders.

ANGLE 7: The People’s Burden—How the Strike Affects Ordinary Osun Residents

Focus: The impact of the strike on public services and ordinary residents.

Angle: Hospitals, schools, courts, and other public services affected. Interviews with residents. The human cost of the crisis. The appeal for public understanding.

ANGLE 8: NULGE’s Two-Year Suffering—The Untold Story

Focus: The prolonged hardship suffered by Local Government workers due to the withholding of allocations.

Angle: The human stories of LG workers. Unpaid salaries, cooperative deductions, pensions, gratuities. Interviews with affected workers. The emotional and economic toll.

ANGLE 9: The Legal Battle Over LG Allocations

Focus: The constitutional and legal issues surrounding the withholding of Local Government allocations.

Angle: Is it constitutional to withhold LG allocations? The Supreme Court judgment on LG autonomy. The role of the Federal Government. The legal options available to labour and NULGE.

ANGLE 10: PASAN’s Role—The Parliamentary Staff Perspective

Focus: The role of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) in the strike and the ejection of the Permanent Secretary.

Angle: What is PASAN’s stake in the LG crisis? Why did they join the strike? The relationship between PASAN and the Assembly Commission. Interviews with PASAN members.

ANGLE 11: The Assembly Commission Perm Sec—Who Is Taiye Elutilo?

Focus: Profile of the Permanent Secretary who was ejected by PASAN members.

Angle: Who is Taiye Elutilo? His background and appointment. Why did he resume despite the strike? What does his action reveal about the crisis? Interviews with Assembly sources.

ANGLE 12: Labour’s Warning—The Consequences of Inaction

Focus: The Organised Labour’s warning that industrial peace must be founded on justice.

Key Quote: We cannot continue to endure injustice simply to prevent inconvenience to others.

Angle: What happens if the government fails to act? The possibility of an indefinite strike. The escalation of the crisis. The role of dialogue. Interviews with labour leaders.