{"id":11078,"date":"2017-02-23T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=11078"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T14:00:23","slug":"imo-govt-sacks-1400-lg-workers-nulge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/imo-govt-sacks-1400-lg-workers-nulge\/","title":{"rendered":"Imo govt sacks 1,400 LG workers \u2013 NULGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One thousand and four hundred local governments workers in Imo were sacked last week, according to the state\u2019s chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman, Mr Ndubuisi Uchehara, while confirming the sack on Thursday in Owerri, declared, however, that the union would not confront the state government over it.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cAs a responsible union, we only act when the rights of legitimate worker are infringed upon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you are an absentee worker, labour cannot protect you when you are visited with the right punishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you reside in Abuja and draw monthly salaries from a local government in Imo, such persons are not worth NULGE\u2019s time and efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there are also cases of people, who were wrongfully treated; the union is already handling such cases with Gov. Rochas Okorocha.\u201d<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>He expressed optimism that people with proven cases of injustice would have their situations addressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch persons should not panic; we shall put in everything to resolve their matters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The sack hit workers from across the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.<\/p>\n<p>NAN<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thousand and four hundred local governments workers in Imo were sacked last week, according to the state\u2019s chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees. 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