By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

The Association of Concerned Local Government Workers, ACLGW, in Osun State has prevailed on its colleagues workers returning to work to steer clear violence and adhere to the ethics of their professions.

Recalled that the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, in the State has ordered its members to resume back to work after 11 months industrial action over clash between APC and PDP elected council officials for control of council Secretariats.

Addressing newsmen on behalf of ACLGW on Sunday in Osogbo, its Chairman, Mr Adekunle Adedayo disclosed that its members have resumed work since August last year, saying the councils have been peaceful and would not be pleased to jeopardize the peace for anything.

His words, “Let us comport ourselves within the ambit of the law, what should be paramount to us is how to utilize the autonomy given, to better-off the live of the grass-root people, our career, and development of local communities. With autonomy in Local Government system, we foresee great things ahead of us, let us show the whole world that we can manage it, and succeed so as to put impostors on our freedom to shame.

“We have been working at the council since last year August and till this moment, there was single incident of crisis across the 30 local government secretariats, hence, our members and the others from NULGE should act within the confine of the law for the development of grassroots”.

While condemning the demand by NULGE that APC reinstated council officials should vacate before resuming to work, Adedayo opined that the issue of tenure determination is already before a Court of competent jurisdiction, hence, everyone should steer clear the issue.

“The issue of tenure determination for the reinstated Chairmen and councilors elected on the platform of the APC is already a matter before a Court of competent jurisdiction, hence, no workers or union leader bother themselves with it. The matter should be left for the court to decide and in the main time, any genuine workers should work with officials legally backed to oversee the activities at the council secretariats”, he said