NLC Condemns Alleged Arrest of Osun LG Workers, Threatens Labour Action

The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Osun State, condemned the arrest of suspected local officials across the state, calling for immediate relief and averting possible syndicate action if the situation persisted.

The President of the Osun State NLC, Christopher Arapasopo, on Sunday evening, said he was tired that the workers who wanted to represent their function were vengeful 11 ​​months ago and were being arrested and arrested in various secretariats of local government.

Although the Osun State Police Command did not confirm any arrests, All Progressives Congress (APC) sources confirmed that two and three local government personnel were believed to have intended to withdraw the official documents from the state offices.

The arrests were said to have taken place at the Boluwaduro Local Government Secretariat in Otan Ayegbaju and the Egbedore Local Government Secretariat in Awo. Images and videos, the creators of festivals and the angels in their affairs can be found in precise documents, which are well verbally in the social environment.

In the year 2026, the Osun State Government was organized in 2026 and described Arapasopo as one of the main authorities of the police as unacceptable and humiliating.

“We don’t have any false methods. The schemes and the gentlest working methods are available. We have working videos, the knives used by people, were on the safe side. The police have tried to prevent them,” he says. uh.

The NLC chairperson accused the APC of using security forces to destabilize the state, insisting that the unions would resist such actions through legal means.

“We will not allow Osun State to be plunged into crisis. Labor remains a pressure group and we will not tolerate continued harassment of our members at the local government level,” Arapasopo warned.

Reacting to the allegations, the spokesperson of the Osun Police Command, Abiodun Ojelabi, said he had not received any official report confirming the arrests. He stressed that local government secretariats are public spaces and security personnel have been deployed only to maintain peace and order.

Anyone who comes to the council office to cause trouble, regardless of their political affiliation, will be dealt with in accordance with the law. The police did not escort or smuggle anyone into the council areas,” Ojelabi said.

Local government workers returned to duty on Monday following a directive from the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), ending a strike that began on February 17, 2025. The industrial action was triggered by a protracted power struggle between presidents elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APC during the October 15, 2022 local government elections.

During the resumption of operations, a heavy security presence was observed in the Council secretariats, with access subject to strict controls and there were reports of alleged attempts to remove official documents.

Meanwhile, the Director of Media, Osun APC, Kola Olabisi, has accused the state government of abusing legal processes to paralyze the administration of the local government, saying several legal moves have hampered access to municipal funds and stalled development.

On the other hand, the Chairman of the Osun PDP Local Government Association, Sarafa Awotunde, accused the Inspector General of Police of partiality, alleging that APC chairmen had access to the council secretariats contrary to previous agreements.

The police rejected this complaint, maintained neutrality and committed themselves to maintaining publicity.

Commenting on the situation, President of the Osun APC Association of Nigerian Governments (ALGON), Samuel Idowu, congratulated the workers on resuming their duties in the peace exercise, noting that there were no force majeure conflicts in the majority of the communities.