Local Government Chairmen in Osun State under the umbrella of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Osun State Chapter, on Monday alerted the security agencies in the state to hold Comrade Kehinde Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, the embattled President, Osun State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, responsible should there be any breach of peace and breakdown of law and order in the 30 Local Government Areas and Ife-East Area Office, Modakeke.
Osun ALGON warned the monetary-induced NULGE executives to desist from any act capable of undermining the peace, unity and tranquility that the people of the grassroots have been enjoying since the reinstatement of the Council Chairmen and Councillors.
Recall that local government workers in Osun under the umbrella of NULGE were ordered by their President, Ogungbangbe to withdraw their services and desert local government secretariats since February this year following the resumption of office by the APC reinstated council officers.
The local government workers have been on Sit-At-Home syndrome in the last 10 months, a development that suggested gross partisanship and financial inducement on the part of NULGE leadership to frustrate local government administration in the state.
In a protracted turn of event, Comrade Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, on Monday 29th December, 2025 issued a statement announcing January 5th, 2026 as the resumption date for council workforce. Ogungbangbe also made frivolous requests from the security agencies to earn undue sympathy.
Reacting to Ogungbangbe’s frivolous requests, ALGON, in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by its Chairman, Hon. Idowu Samuel Abiodun described NULGE President’s resumption announcement as a guise to perpetrate evils, cause chaos and unleash mayhem capable of jeopardizing the atmosphere of peace that the council Chairmen have built since their reinstatement by the Court of Appeal.
Honourable Abiodun sent a stern warning to Ogungbangbe to desist from any form of illegality that could expose anyone particularly workforce to danger as the APC elected council Chairmen and Councillors remain the constitutionally recognized occupants of all the 30 Local Government Areas in the state.
The statement reads in parts: “We found it worthwhile to alert the security agencies on the possible invitation to chaos as orchestrated by the NULGE President, Nathaniel Ogungbangbe as contained in a statement he issued seeking protection from the security agencies to oust the council Chairmen and Councillors.
“As law abiding citizens, we (council Chairmen and Councillors) have been very civil and responsible in handling the needless withdrawal of service by the local government workers since February this year hence our patience, tolerance and noble resolve to explore legal means in resolving any matter associated to local government administration. But to our consternation, the latest statement from Ogungbangbe shows clearly the intention and ulterior motive being nurtured by NULGE executives to subject the state to social unrest. Hence our resolve to alert the security agencies to hold him (Ogungbangbe) responsible should there be any breakdown of law and order.
“We are aware of the shenanigans being orchestrated by the embattled NULGE President since our reinstatement as he had shown clearly to the whole world his unchecked partisanship and biase. As we reaffirm our commitment to peace, unity, harmony, cohesion and stability across the councils, we want to put our security agencies on the alert in case there’s breakdown of the law and order.
“It is not only bizzare but irrational that Ogungbangbe has turned himself to a Court of Law, judging who supposed to occupy the Councils. Ogungbamigbe is not a judge or a law court to decide who is expected to be in the council or determine our tenure expiration hence the alert to inform the security agencies against possible illegalities. One will be surprised that a body that was not recognized by the Supreme Court in its judgment could be parading as NULGE President.
“For the avoidance of doubt, our occupation of council Secretariats is legal, constitutional and legitimate. Our tenure determination suit is still in court and until its final determination, we are still the Chairmen and Councillors across the 30 LGAs in Osun State.
“While we are disposed to dialogue and legal means to advance the cause of local government administration vis-a-vis the need to providing an enabling environment for workforce to operate and perform their duties in a peaceful manner, it is pertinent to reiterate that genuine workers are free to resume work without any form of intimidation or harassment as our APC elected local government functionaries are prepared to receive them with open arms and together in order to further guarantee and extend the dividends of democracy to the good people of the state.
“I urge all the APC council Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, Councillors and all other members of our political functionaries to remain firm in taking full control/charge of their councils as usual and henceforth until the final determination of our tenure determination suit at the Osogbo federal high Court”, the statement reads in parts.