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  • BREAKING: Security operatives seal Plateau House of Assembly complex

    BREAKING: Security operatives seal Plateau House of Assembly complex

    Security operatives have sealed off the entrance of the Plateau House of Assembly as the tussle for the assembly speakership deepens.

    According to reports, no fewer than 15 security vehicles were seen stationed in strategic locations around the complex.

    It was observed that stern-looking Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and other security personnel manned the gates and surroundings.

    The road linking the Terminus Market from the Plateau Specialist Hospital through the assembly complex was blocked from traffic.

    The Plateau Police Spokesperson, DSP Alfred Alabo, said that the move was to forestall any breakdown of law of order around the assembly.

    ”We learnt that supporters of some politicians will be coming around the assembly to protest.

    “If the politicians’ supporters come around, it is going to affect traffic and it may lead to breakdown of law and order.

    “In order to save lives and property, we took this action so that we can control security arrangements within the Plateau house of assembly area.

    “If nothing happens, the security will be relaxed and everything will return to normal,” he explained

    Abok Ayuba who was impeached on Oct. 28, 2021 was reinstated by the Plateau High Court on Monday.

    He resumed duties on Tuesday and presided over plenary.

    But Ayuba’s successor, Yakubu Sanda and 12 others filed an appeal and stay of execution on Tuesday.

    Both Sanda and Ayuba are laying claim to speakership of the assembly.

    While Ayuba is relying on his reinstatement, Sanda is holding unto the stay of execution.

    NAN

  • Reps postpone resumption by 7 days as parliamentary workers seal complex

    Reps postpone resumption by 7 days as parliamentary workers seal complex

    Members of the House of Representatives have shifted their resumption date by seven days as Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) and National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) have commenced an indefinite strike.

    TheNewsGuru com, (TNG) reports the members who embarked on a recess to partake in their various political parties conventions had no choice to extend the recess as parliamentary workers seal the Complex on Monday morning.

    The Union is pressing home their demands for the full payment of outstanding 24 months of National Minimum Wage and other Conditions of Service (2018).

    Executive Committee members of PASAN mounted surveillance at the entrance of the National Assembly complex and chanted solidarity songs: ‘Solidarity forever, solidarity forever, solidarity forever for the Union makes us strong.

    As of the time of filing this report, all business activities including banks and offices of the Senators and members of the House of Representatives have been shut down, as staff were prevented from entering the complex.

    It could be recalled that the strike is over the failure of the National Assembly Management to implement the subsisting memorandum of understanding (MoU) jointly signed by NASC, NASS management and PASAN on April 13, 2021, for payment of all arrears for staff.

    According to PASAN, highlight of the items in the MoU include but not limited to 24 months arrears of Minimum Wage/Consequential Adjustment out of which Management paid only 16 months, leaving a balance of 8 months 13 days.

    “Full implementation of the Conditions of Service as entered to in the MoU signed in April 2021. To which implementation had started but stopped”.

    Recall that the scheduled resumption of the House of Representatives on June 7, has been extended by 7 days.

  • Strike: NASS workers to shut down complex in 24hrs if…

    Strike: NASS workers to shut down complex in 24hrs if…

    By Emman Ovuakporie

    Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) of both National Assembly (NASS) and National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) chapters vowed to shut down to shut its complex on Wednesday (14th April) if the Management of National Assembly fails to meet its demands.

    This was revealed in a joint communique issued at the end of the PASAN Congress held at Conference Room 28 of the House of Representatives in the New Wing of the National Assembly.
    The Association, in the communique signed by Comrade Sunday Sabiyyi (Chairman, NASS chapter) and Comrade Oisamaye Ojemeri (Chairman, NASC chapter) asked the Management of National Assembly to implement the minimum wage/consequential adjustment and the financial provisions in their conditions of service.

    The Association also rejected the proposal of the Management of National Assembly on the implementation of insignificant aspect of their demands.

    They requested the Management of National Assembly to comply with full implementation of the Minimum Wage/Consequential Adjustment to commence from 1st of April 2021, while 24 months arrears be paid in June.

    The Association further requested that all staff (members) at the Director Cadre that were forcefully removed from the union in National Assembly against their right of freedom of association be reinstated, adding that no staff (member) should be victimized due to participation in union activities.

  • VIDEO: AMAC officials demolish complex with occupants inside

    VIDEO: AMAC officials demolish complex with occupants inside

    The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) bulldozer in a video that has gone viral attempts to destroy a shopping complex in Wuse area with occupants inside.

    In the video the bulldozer actually attempted to bring down the two storey complex as a lady is heard in the background shouting”our lives is in danger.