Bamidele gave the assurance during an integrative meeting with leadership of the Ekiti State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE in Ado Ekiti on Thursday.
At the meeting attended by NULGE Executives across the 16 local councils, Bamidele noted that financial and administrative autonomy of all the local councils in Ekiti would be his priority.
The candidate who sought support of Ekiti council workers at the parley also noted that his intention to prioritise LG autonomy was to take a queue from dictates of the 1999 Constitution on local government.
If elected, Bamidele also promised to amend the Ekiti State House of Assembly law which pegged tenure of elected Local Government leadership at two years, describing it as undemocratic and counter-productive.
He also went further to say that one of the steps to ensure this is through a pact he recently signed with Ekiti people, where he agreed to conduct council elections within six months of assuming office.
Among other promises he made to the union members included; prompt payment of leave bonuses, training allowances, clearing of arrears in salary and other allowances.
Meanwhile, the forum presented opportunity for some local government workers to ask the candidate critical questions bordering on their welfares.
Ekiti State NULGE President, Comrade Bunmi Ajimoko who presided over the meeting assured Bamidele of their support and cautioned all the three candidates in the election not to shut their doors against council workers when elected.
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