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Cross River State local government recruitment dispute
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2026-10-03 03:06 UTC → 2026-10-05 17:55 UTC ·
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The Cross River State Government initially cancelled its 2024/2025 local government recruitment exercise after investigations revealed “serious irregularities,” including job racketeering and a lack of transparency. Under the original plan, only 821 personnel with authorized appointments were to be retained, while the state intended to recruit 4,000 new workers through a fresh, digital process. Following negotiations with organized labor groups—including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP)—Governor Bassey Otu approved the reinstatement of approximately 3,000 local government workers who had been removed from the payroll. While maintaining In a commitment to correcting public service anomalies, subsequent development, the Governor acknowledged the human impact of expanded this reinstatement to approximately 4,000 local government workers. This decision followed appeals from labor leaders regarding the loss of income and emphasized a goal hardship faced by employees, many of rebuilding the public whom had been in service for roughly two years. Governor Otu noted that “to cut them off at short notice will be too much to absorb,” while maintaining that the initial removals were necessary reforms to ensure employment is based on fairness qualifications, productivity, and productivity. accountability.
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- 2026-10-05 17:55 UTC Cross River State local government recruitment dispute
- 2026-10-03 03:06 UTC Cross River State local government recruitment dispute
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