The National and the 36 State Assemblies workers under the auspices of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) have reportedly issued a nationwide strike notice set to commence on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
The Association stated that the action was necessary because of the expiration of its 21-day ultimatum it issued on September, 18, 2023 over its demands such as the immediate implementation of financial autonomy for State Assemblies in line with the 1999 Constitution, amongst other demands.
This development was made known in a letter signed by PASAN and forwarded to the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Chairman of the Forum of Speakers and the Department of State Services (DSS).
Speaking to journalists on Monday, PASAN’s Secretary General, Agugbue Ugoci Happiness said, “We refer to our letters dated 18 September, 2023 and 7 October, 2023 on 21 days ultimatum to embark on industrial action, if finanacial autonomy is not implemented in the State House 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 would further avail ample opportunity to meet the demands of the Union and avert the available industrial action.
“We thereby reiterate the Union’s preparedness to direct the members to embark on the proposed strike action if its demands are not yielded to.”
