Anambra Parliamentary Staff Suspend Indefinite Strike – Nigeria – The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Anambra chapter, said it has suspended the indefinite strike it began on March 28.

Chairman of the association, Abraham Okoye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Awka that the decision was taken after government took measures to address their demands.

Okoye said part of the measures was to address issues of unpaid special allowances for staff of the State Assembly of the House of Representatives.

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“The Anambra PASAN Executive Board and the leadership of the South East Zone of PASAN met with the leadership of the State Assembly, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, the Head of Service and a team of permanent secretaries,” he said.

“It was decided in the meetings that the leadership of the Assembly would commit to paying the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS) to the staff.

“A joint committee of the Executive and Assembly should examine the modalities for financial autonomy of the Anambra State House of Representatives and advise the Governor on the same.

“In view of the above developments, PASAN in Anambra State is therefore directed by its national body to suspend the indefinite strike for two months.”

According to Okoye, PASAN will resume the strike if no action is taken by the end of the two-month period.

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NAN reports that the indefinite strike was due to the non-implementation of full legislative financial autonomy and non-payment of the recurring allowances in the state budget since 2019.

The association also protested against the non-constitution of the state Legislative Service Commission under the Anambra Legislative Service Commission Law, 2022.