Anambra NULGE requests for suspension of 11 members docked over alleged fraud, attack on its leadership

Anambra State branch of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has called on the State Local Government Service Commission, to immediately suspend the eleven members arraigned for alleged forgery and attack on it leadership in the state.

The State Chairman of NULGE, Comrade Adigwe Chikwelu, who made the called while speaking to Journalists in Awka, on Saturday, also called for their salaries to be put on hold too.

He said the suspension called is in accordance with the NULGE Guidelines for appointment, promotion and discipline that says, if criminal proceedings are instituted against an officer or are about to be instituted, the Permanent Secretary may suspend him from service until the determination of the proceedings or any appeal there from.

Odogwublog.com gathered that eleven members of the Union were arraigned before the Magistrate Court sitting in Awka, on Wednesday last week, on a 6-count charge by the Anambra State Police in a matter between them and the Commissioner of Police in the state.

They are being accused of conspiring to commit a felony, forgery, malicious damage of NULGE property, and placing the Union Chairman in fear of physical injury and anxiety of being trailed by Unknown gunmen.

Among the accused persons are Chidi Orakwue, Alagwu Odife, Ezeibe Kenechi Mark, Nzekwe Chidi, Ifeanyi Nworah, and Okam K. Ifeanyi Others are Victormary Anuna, Okaka Chukwunonso, Nwalutu Patrick, Igbokwe Ugochukwu, and Nwankwo Onyebuchi.

The defendants were granted bail with varying conditions including providing a surety, depositing N50,000, 2 passport photographs, and affidavits, among others. Speaking further, Comrade Chikwelu, alleged that the embattled eleven members of the Union were being sponsors by opposition parties to give Governor Chukwuma Soludo led-APGA Government a bad name in the state.