{"id":149616,"date":"2025-02-10T20:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/abia-house-of-assembly-deserted-as-parliamentary-workers-begin-strike"},"modified":"2025-02-15T23:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:06:34","slug":"abia-house-of-assembly-deserted-as-parliamentary-workers-begin-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/abia-house-of-assembly-deserted-as-parliamentary-workers-begin-strike","title":{"rendered":"Abia House of Assembly deserted as Parliamentary workers begin strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The members of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Abia State chapter on Monday, began an indefinite strike, following the expiration of their 7 days ultimatum to the State government.<\/p>\n<p>The strike, according to the PASAN members, is a result of Abia State government\u2019s alleged failure to implement the financial autonomy for parliamentary workers in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The parliamentary staff who barricaded the entrance to Abia State House of Assembly, prevented people from entering the premises even as they flaunted their association\u2019s banner concerning the strike.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the industrial action, Abia Staff Chairman of PASAN, Sunday Kalu explained that his chapter obtained approval from the national leadership of PASSAN before commencing the industrial action.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the ultimatum issued given to the Abia State government on Nov. 19, 2024 and January 30 over non-implementation of Financial Autonomy, Consolidated Legislative Structure, CONLESS and Administrative Autonomy have expired, hence the decision to down tool.<\/p>\n<p>He said the union went on a warning strike in 2023, but later suspended it after negotiations with the government, adding that nothing had changed to date.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kalu, the implementation of the financial autonomy is in line with section 121 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a service commission which is supposed to give us our administrative autonomy, but the commission is somehow handicapped\u201d, said Kalu.<\/p>\n<p>With this development, it is not known if the Abia State House of Assembly which is supposed to resume plenary tomorrow will eventually be on duty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The members of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Abia State chapter on Monday, began an indefinite strike, following the expiration of their 7 days ultimatum to the State government. 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