- The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), cuts off electricity and water supply to the National Assembly complex as part of their four-day warning strike
- The workers began the industrial action to demand for the payment of their outstanding salary arrears, allowances and other welfare package
- The national president of PASAN, Comrade Bala Hadi, says only staff of the National Assembly were advised not to go to their duty posts
Federal lawmakers were forced to vacate the National Assembly complex on Monday, December 17, after civil servants under the aegis of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), cut off electricity and water supply to the building as part of their four-day warning strike.
The workers embarked on the industrial action to demand for the payment of their outstanding salary arrears, allowances and other welfare package.
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The New Telegraph reports that the aggrieved workers had initially prevented other people providing essential services from accessing the complex, but rescinded their decision from 10.30am.
While security personnel, including the police and Department of State Services (DSS) personnel, kept vigil at the complex, the workers reportedly sang solidarity songs and were civil in their approach.
The national president of PASAN, Comrade Bala Hadi, said that only staff of the National Assembly were advised not to go to their duty posts.
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He stated that lawmakers and their staff were not prevented from entering their offices and chambers within the period of the strike, but that they would not receive services from the Assembly staff.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said welfare of workers is a cardinal policy of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC National Publicity Secretary stated this on Monday in Abuja.
Issa-Onilu was reacting to the four-day warning strike embarked upon by the National Assembly workers which resulted to shutdown of the legislative complex.
He described the development as shameful and called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led National Assembly to save the country from the national embarrassment.
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