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…Demand 15 months unpaid allowances, wage balance
By Christiana Ekpa
National Assembly staffs under the umbrella of the Parliament Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) says it will next Monday 10th of January begins protest over the non-payment of 15 months arrears of CONPECULIAR allowances and 6 months outstanding balance of minimum wage.
The association disclosed this on Thursday in a joint statement by the chairman of PASAN in the National Assembly, Comrade Sunday Sabiyi and the vice chairman (National Assembly Service Commission), Comrade M.A.Liman after their congresss held in Abuja.
The association conveyed their resolutions in a letter copied to the Senate president, Senator Ahmad Lawan, Speaker Femi Gbajabimila, chairman of the Nationa Assembly Service Commission (NASC), the director of DSS and DPO of National Assembly.
The letter dated 6 January 2022, the group said “Following management 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, being the fourth quarter of 2021”
It added “In view of the resolutions, congress resolves to embark on industrial action, commencing with mass picketing from Monday, 10th January 2022 in protest of the breach of the MOU.
According to them, “In view of the contravenntions above, the NASC/NASS joint emergency congress resolves as follows:
“That management should pay with immediate effect 5 months outstanding balance of minimum wage, 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 per cent balance of CONLESS, immediate release of year 2022 training template for staff and evidence of provision of gratuity for retiring staff”
“Whereas management had earlier identified the supplementary budget 2021 as one amongst various sources of funding the MOU, congress is amazed that suddenly the supplementary budget and virement of the 2021 fiscal appropriation have become the source of funding items not captured in the MOU including end of year bonus and promotion arrears” it’s further noted
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