The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has announced its intention to commence a nationwide strike tomorrow if its members’ demands are not met after a fresh seven-day ultimatum expires.
The union is demanding that state governors immediately commence the implementation of financial autonomy for state Houses of Assembly in line with the 1999 constitution (as amended). The strike action will disrupt parliamentary activities across the country.
In a letter of notice addressed to the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, the chairman of the Forum of Speakers, and the Department of State Security Services, the association indicated that it had previously issued a 21-day strike notice on September 18.
The notice, signed by the acting Secretary-General of PASAN, Ugochi Happiness Agugbue, highlighted that state governors had not implemented financial autonomy for state Houses of Assembly as required by the constitution of the federation.
Agugbue explained that despite numerous letters from the union, the government had failed to meet their demand for financial autonomy for state houses of assembly.
The letter stated, “We refer to our letters dated September 18 and October 7, 2023, on a 21-day ultimatum to embark on industrial action if financial autonomy is not implemented in the state Houses of Assembly nationwide by Wednesday, October 18, 2023, and hereby inform you that the leadership of our great union has further extended the ultimatum by one week.
“We therefore hope that the extension will further provide ample opportunity to meet the demands of the union and avert industrial action.
“We, therefore, hereby reiterate the union’s preparedness to direct members to embark on the proposed strike action if its demands are not yielded to.”
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