Deputy Leader: Say yes to the jab Date published: 04 March 2021
Oldham Council Deputy Leader, Cllr Abdul Jabbar MBE
Oldham Council s Deputy Leader has appealed to Oldhamers to get vaccinated when they are called up for the Covid jab.
In a video posted on Twitter, Cllr Abdul Jabbar MBE talked about his experience at the Royal Oldham Hospital last week.
He told viewers: It was painless. I had little reaction to the vaccine - similar to the flu vaccine that I have annually. I want to personally thank all the staff at the Royal Oldham Hospital and everyone else involved in the rollout of the vaccination programme.
Council chief demands tools to tackle jobs crisis Date published: 26 February 2021
Deputy Leader of Oldham Council, Abdul Jabbar
Oldham’s Deputy Leader, Cllr Abdul Jabbar, has called for Councils to be given new tools to help people back into work as unemployment figures reveal the extent of the jobs crisis .
As the ONS figures published this week reveal 13,725 are now claiming unemployment support across Oldham Borough, Cllr Jabbar is calling for greater freedom and support to boost local jobs markets including:
· Help councils make jobs their number one priority – devolving and funding the delivery of employment services so that councils can use local knowledge to get people into work