National Assembly workers stage protest over unpaid allowances 

Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) have held a protest at the National Assembly complex over unpaid allowances.

The Chairman of PASAN, Sabiyi Sunday, while addressing the workers, said executives of the association would be attending an emergency meeting called by the National Assembly Service Commission to address issues raised by the workers.

Unpaid Arrears: National Assembly Workers Picket Complex

Workers at the National Assembly under the auspices of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria on Monday picketed the federal parliament complex over pic.twitter.com/Al52UzwN6U

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The workers occupied the NASS complex on Monday morning chanting songs of solidarity and displaying various placards.

The workers are demaning the full implementation of the national minimum wage signed into law in 2019 as well as the revised condition of service.

The workers also accused the National Assembly management of breach of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered with the union on the 13th of April, 2021 on the full implementation of the new national minimum wage Act 2019 and the revised condition of service.