Police, DSS Take Over National Assembly As Workers Protest Unpaid Allowances
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Assembly workers on Monday in Abuja staged a protest at the lobby of the complex over the non-payment of their salaries and allowances by the management.
The placards carrying protesters shut down all the entrances into the building singing solidarity songs with inscription “Pay Us Our MOU.”
The workers under the auspices of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) had last week Thursday sent a letter to the Department of State Service and the Nigeria Police Force notifying them of their intention to commence an industrial strike and picket the federal parliament on Monday.
They accused
the management of the National Assembly of failure to honour a memorandum of
understanding entered into by the two parties.
Some of their demands include; Payment of 50 percent balance of Consolidated
Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS), Five months CONPECULIAR
Allowances, Immediate Release of Year 2022 Training Template and Evidence
of Provision of Gratuity for retiring staff, End of the Year Bonus and
payment of Promotion Arrears to Deserving Workers.
The protesters also vowed picket the National Assembly Service Commission on
Tuesday.
Meanwhile armed operatives of the DSS and police have taken over the security
architecture of complex to avoid the breakdown of law and order.
Some of the hooded operatives were seen in two hilux vehicles at the entrance
of the building.
As at time of filing this report, the National Assembly Service Commission has
summoned an emergency meeting to address the workers’ demands.
Saharareporters
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