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Gov. Uba Sani Reinstates Kaduna Workers Disengaged By El-Rufai Administration

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"6OcHlIri" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa<&sol;p><div class&equals;"gVXf84T5" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Governor Uba Sani has approved the reinstatement of 37 Unified Local Government Service workers  disengaged during the immediate past administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai&period;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chairman&comma; Kaduna State Local Government Service Board&comma; Prof&period; Aminu Suleiman&comma; announced this during the presentation of reinstatement letters to affected workers in Kaduna&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Suleiman said the reinstatement followed recommendations of a committee constituted by the previous administration after complaints by the affected workers&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"s32JTdLJ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>He said the committee established the workers were unjustly disengaged and recommended their reinstatement&comma; but the recommendation was never implemented&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; the workers petitioned the present administration&comma; prompting the board to review their case and forward its recommendations through appropriate government channels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said Gov&period; Sani approved their immediate reinstatement after confirming they were wrongly disengaged&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Mr Suleiman said some of the 37 affected workers had died&comma; while others had retired before the approval was granted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said serving officers would return to their respective local government councils with immediate effect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The chairman added that retirement benefits for retired workers would be processed&comma; while entitlements due deceased workers would be paid to their families&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He described the governor as compassionate and committed to justice&comma; saying the approval reflected responsiveness to genuine grievances&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Suleiman commended the Head of Service&comma; Secretary to the State Government&comma; Ministry for Local Government Affairs and other stakeholders for supporting the process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Kaduna State&comma; Ayuba Suleiman&comma; described the reinstatement as evidence of the governor’s labour-friendly disposition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said the labour movement had consistently assured workers that the administration remained committed to fairness and justice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; the Unified Local Government Service workforce declined from over 16&comma;000 workers in 2014 to slightly above 3&comma;000 currently&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He expressed concern that about 800 additional workers were expected to retire before the end of the year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The labour leader urged government to address manpower shortages and sustain reforms to strengthen local government administration&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chairman of the Trade Union Congress in Kaduna&comma; Abdullahi Dan Fulani&comma; welcomed the reinstatement and urged prompt payment of outstanding entitlements&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking on behalf of the reinstated workers&comma; Michal Anga thanked the governor for approving their return after years of pursuing the matter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mrs Anga said the affected workers rejected calls to seek legal action&comma; choosing instead to follow due process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She said their perseverance eventually yielded positive results&comma; describing the approval as a victory for justice and patience&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The workers also appreciated the Local Government Service Board and other officials for facilitating the reinstatement process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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