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Edo Govt, NULGE Differ Over Workers’ Salary Arrears

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The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Edo chapter, says the state government was yet to pay local government workers salary arrears ranging from two to 17 months.

In a statement by Olumuyiwa Cole, Secretary, NULGE, Edo Chapter in Benin on Friday, NULGE criticised the government’s position on the payment of salary arrears to local government workers.

NULGE said “for as much as we may not be able to contest payment of salary to state workers, we can categorically say, without any iota of fear of contradiction, that Edo government is owing councils.

“We frown at the position of government on the subject matter as posited by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Project that even LGA workers are not owed any salaries.”

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The statement said, “we acknowledge the fact that Local Governments are responsible for the payment of workers under them.

“But it is a fact that the funds/account from where they are paid is managed by the state government and it is from what is allocated to each local government that salaries are paid”.

The union stated further that the Internally Generated Revenue sources where Local Government could have augumented have been taken over by the state government.

This is to state the obvious fact that the state government, irrespective of being a separate tier of government, is liable for the arrears of salaries owed local government workers.”

Meanwhile, Edo Government had in statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Projects, Mr Crusoe Osagie, criticised a report rating Edo among the states in salary indebtedness to workers.

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“We hereby debunk the misleading media report by a civic-tech organization, that the Edo Government is owing workers six months’ salaries. The report is not only false and mischievous, it is disingenuous in its intentions.

“The state Government does not owe state workers salaries. On the contrary, Edo is the first state to increase the minimum wage to N40,000 above the nationally approved N30,000. It has also been consistent in paying the new wage to workers.”

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PHOTOS: Tinubu, Governors Pay Last Respects At burial Of 17 Slain Soldiers

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The remains of 17 military personnel, comprising four officers, 13 soldiers, slain by some irate youths in Okuama community in Delta State during a peace mission on March 14, have arrived at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja, for burial.

The bodies, which arrived at about 2:30 p.m., were conveyed by the FCT Ambulance Emergency Services and other vehicles.

In attendance are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla.

The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, are also present.

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Governors Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Duoye Diri (Bayelsa), Usman Ododo (Kogi), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), and Abba Yusuf (Kano) also attended the ceremony.

President Bola Tinubu joined the solemn assembly at exactly 04:10p.m.

Family members and relatives of the deceased personnel, as well as those of other military officers, are also on ground to honour the fallen heroes.

Meanwhile, at the time of this report, the burial ceremony for the 17 military personnel was already underway.

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Abure Re-elected Labour Party National Chairman; NLC Kicks

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The embattled national chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Julius Abure has been re-elected for a second term by a unanimous affirmation of delegates despite the protests by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

The Chairman of the National Convention and Deputy Governor of Abia State, Mr. Ikechukwu Emetu declared him the winner during the party’s national convention that held in Nnewi, Anambra State.

Other serving officers of the party were also returned.

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Recall that the NLC had called for Abure’s resignation as party chairman and the immediate constitution of a caretaker transition committee to organize a legitimate and all-inclusive national convention for the party.

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Meanwhile, a factional chairman of the Labour Party in Anambra State, Mr Peter Okoye has boasted that the Nnewi national convention will not stand.

Describing the convention as a sham, Okoye said: “This is not a convention. We are on top of the matter. It’s purely illegal.

“There was no ward congress, no local government congress, no state congress, and now who and who are the elected the delegates that are electing the National Working Committee, NWC, members?

“The NLC was not there, TUC was not there, the owners of the party and members of the NEC and BOT members were not there too. So, who is holding the convention?”

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Gender Balancing: Tellthatstory Empowers Women In African Storytelling

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In a bid to amplify women’s voices and perspectives in storytelling within the creative industry, Tellthatstory, a non-governmental media initiative is empowering female artists to strengthen their storytelling techniques.

At an event organised by the group in Benin, Mr Imafidon Edgar, Co-host of Tellthatstory, emphasised the importance of narratives that reflect the diverse experiences of individuals in Africa.

He noted that the current storytelling landscape is often dominated by male voices, leading to a narrow representation of culture and society.

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Through this initiative, he said creative women were invited to take ownership of their narratives and shape the future of storytelling in Africa.

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According to him, the movement seeks to empower women in the creative industry to share stories that resonate with a broader audience and offer fresh insights into the realities faced by individuals across Africa.

“In a bid to do some form of gender balancing with regard to creatives generally and shaping narratives, that has led us to this event.

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“It is basically a coordinated event for female creatives around; so that they will own and build a beautiful narrative for themselves going forward and largely in a male dominated industry that their own version will be heard too on global issues.

“For instance our culture, it’s largely male dominated and it is told from that point of view. So this is more like them owning it and shaping them going forward,” he said

Edgar said the event was organised to provide them with visibility as well as encouraging a community.

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For instance, a number of them are meeting here for the first time so that community building is there and then they share and learn from one another,” said the co-host.

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The women photographers and visual storytellers, who spoke at the event, encouraged the participants to be active in the creative industry and synergise with their fellow female creatives to strengthen their skills.

According Taiwo Aina, a Lagos-based photographer, it may look difficult in the beginning, it is, however, promising in the end.

Similarly, Chidinma Nnorom identified cultural background and societal expectations as some of the factors responsible for gender imbalance in the creative world.

She noted, however, that the challenges are surmountable with passionate and committed creative women.

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