…No water, No light
Electricity, water and other essentials have been cut off from the National Assembly (NASS), with eerie darkness hovering over the complex.
This followed an indefinite strike action by the Parliamentary Staff Association of National Assembly, (PASAN). In a circular to members, it announced a strike starting at midnight on Sunday, June 5.
The Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria, made this known in a notice issued on Monday.
The notice read: “Please be informed that the two chambers of the National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives) have jointly postponed the resumption of the plenary from tomorrow, June 7, to Tuesday, June 14, 2022, due to the ongoing APC party convention. All inconveniences are regretted”.
The group is protesting the refusal of the management of the National Assembly to implement the reviewed minimum wage, and other allowances contained in the Revised Conditions of Service.
A visit to the complex revealed that only officers of the Nigerian Police and other security agents were seen at strategic locations. The usually busy quadrangle and other parking lots were empty, with no single staff on duty.
Earlier, the Senate and the House of Representatives postponed the resumption of plenary till next week due to the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress, (APC).
The APC has majority members in both chambers.
