Local government workers in Osun State resumed work on Monday after an eight-month industrial action, but attendance across most council secretariats remained low.
The strike, which began in February 2025, stemmed from a leadership crisis between officials of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).
The standoff left many council offices under lock and key, crippling local governance for months.
Tensions began to ease recently after the Federal Government formally recognised reinstated APC chairmen and released six months of previously withheld allocations to local governments under their control.
While some union leaders had insisted the strike should continue, a group of workers led by Comrade Adedayo Adekunle last week called for an end to the impasse, describing the industrial action as counterproductive.
Checks across several council areas, including Boripe, Orolu, Obokun, Osogbo, Olorunda, Ifelodun, Ayedire, and Ilesa West, showed a few workers trickling back to their duty posts under tight security presence.
Chairman of Olorunda Local Government, Hon. Kunle Kudaisi, dismissed reports that his council had been completely inactive during the strike.
“We have been attending to our assignments, but today marks NULGE’s official resumption, as you can see some of the members around,” he told reporters.
Kudaisi explained that the low turnout was partly due to workers visiting the state secretariat to collect promotion letters, adding that both political office holders and some union members were already back to work.
He appealed to other workers to resume duties, assuring them that the environment was safe and conducive for normal operations.