By David Okpashi in Lafia.
Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria ( PASAN), Nasarawa State Chapter, monday, shut the state House of Assembly as they joined the nationwide strike by the association to demand for financial autonomy of state legislature across the country.
The Chairman of the union, Suleiman Oshafu, said while briefing newsmen in Lafia that the strike “is total” and urged
the Nasarawa state governor to urgently implement the financial autonomy for State Houses of Assemblies.
” We embark on strike,today, over financial autonomy for the State Houses of Assemblies among other things,demanding for the full financial autonomy of state House of Assembly. promotion of accountability, transparency and good governance,” he said
Oshafu recalled that in the last three years, President Muhammadu Buhari signed an Executive order for the financial autonomy of the state assemblies, noting that what the association wants from the Government is that, all state legislature must have financial autonomy.
He urged members of the association to stay at home until further directive from the national leadership of the association.
” I call on all PASAN members to comply with the strike and be law abiding, ” he added.
Our correspondent recalls that members of the association carried different placards with inscriptions such as “No going back on financial autonomy”, “Financial autonomy is constitutional”, “Give us our financial autonomy now”,” No Autonomy,no legislator and no work, “Autonomy, the only solution to vibrant legislation,” among others.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
