Osun NLC declares three-day strike over withheld LG funds

Workers in Osun State are set to embark on a three-day strike from Sunday midnight over the continued withholding of statutory allocations due to local government areas in the state.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) directed its affiliate unions in the state to join the industrial action in solidarity with the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), following the failure of the Federal and Osun State governments to resolve the dispute.

The strike is scheduled to commence at midnight on November 8 and end at midnight on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

The directive was contained in a statement signed by the Osun NLC Chairman and Secretary, Christopher Arapasopo and Victor Amusan, respectively, and obtained in Osogbo on Sunday.

The congress said it had earlier issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Osun State Government over the continued withholding of local government statutory allocations, but the issues raised remained unresolved.

It said the decision to embark on the strike followed resolutions reached at an emergency meeting of its State Executive Council on October 28, 2026.

The statement directed all affiliate unions to notify their members in writing and ensure full compliance across workplaces.

The NLC also warned that unions found deliberately undermining the strike directive would face disciplinary action.

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It urged workers to demonstrate solidarity with NULGE, stressing that the hardship confronting local government employees was a collective concern of the labour movement.

“The continued hardship confronting our comrades in NULGE is a collective concern of the entire labour movement, and our response must reflect our shared commitment to workers’ rights, dignity, welfare and economic security,” the statement said.

The industrial action comes amid a prolonged dispute between the Osun State Government and the All Progressives Congress over control of local government administration in the state.

The conflict, which intensified in February 2025, triggered violence at several council secretariats.

The police had confirmed six deaths during the clashes, including that of Remi Abbas, the then APC-elected chairman of Irewole Local Government Area.