Staff of the National Assembly under the aegis of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), have again staged a peaceful protest over the non-implementation of minimum wage.
The staff, brandishing placards with various inscriptions, besieged the lobby of the white house of the National Assembly chanting solidarity songs and condemning the action of the Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) for breaching the memorandum of understanding (MoU) entered into in 2021.
The Workers, last week, staged similar protest and warned of an impending strike action over non-payment of their eight months outstanding of national minimum wage and 15 months CONPECULIAR allowances.
Chairman of the Association, Sunday Sabiyi and Vice Chairman of National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), M. A Liman, who led the workers on the peaceful protest, vowed to embark on strike with effect from Monday, January 10, 2022.
According to the leadership of PASAN a communiqué dated January 6, 2022, and issued after the joint NASS/NASC Congress held in Abuja, was transmitted as the Congress resolution to the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan; Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabimila; Chairman, National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), Engr Ahmed Mashi; Director of Department of State Service (DSS); Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at the National Assembly and Head of Sergeant-at-Arms, respectively.
They alleged breach of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) entered with PASAN on the 13th of April, 2021 on the full implementation of the new national minimum wage Act 2019 and the Revised condition of service, Congress hereby observes the following: Breach of MOU by the decision of the management not to honour it as at 31st December 2021, is the fourth quarter of 2021.
“In view of the resolutions, Congress resolves to embark on industrial action, commencing with mass picketing from Monday, January 10, 2022, in protest of the breach of the MOU.
“In view of the contraventions above, the NASC/NASS joint emergency congress resolves as follows: That management should pay with immediate effect 5 months outstanding balance of minimum wage, the year 2021 rent subsidy, 15 months arrears of CONPECULIAR allowances, 6 months arrears of hazard allowance to National Assembly staff.
“In addition to the MOU, Congress also demands the implementation of 50 percent balance of CONLESS, immediate release of the year 2022 training template for staff and evidence of provision of gratuity for retiring staff.
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