 The Bayasa State Chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, has commanded Governor Dwaye Dewey for ensuring that the local government workers in the states now enjoy the national minimum wage and his practice of local government autonomy. The NULGE state president, Komarad Aqours Ekia Gha, gave the commendation on Tuesday when the leadership of the union visited the governor at the government house Yenegwa. Ekia Gha also appreciated the governor for his financial support to councils in the states to ensure prompt payment of worker salaries. According to a statement by the governor's chief press secretary Mr. Daniel Alabra, the NULGE leader said that since the inception of Dewey's administration backlog of promotion, exercise and annual increments for local government workers have received speedy approval. He also thanked the governor for releasing bailout funds to council chairman due to poor federal allocation which according to him has reduced the debt profile of some of the councils.