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The staff of the Delta State Legislature under the umbrella of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, have embarked on indefinite strike
A visit to the Delta State Assembly complex showed that the gates were under lock and key on Thursday morning.
The workers, protesting the governor’s alleged failure to implement key campaign promises, accused him of being indifferent to their legitimate welfare demands.
Governor Oborevwori had pledged to implement the Staff Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure, CONLESS, upon assumption of office.
Ironically, one year later, the promise remained unfulfilled, leading to widespread disappointment and frustration among the assembly staff.
Prior to the strike action, the staff of Delta State Assembly held a meeting on Tuesday at the assembly complex and came up with a communique.
The communique, addressed to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guwor, was signed by the state chairman of PASAN, Emmanuel Edozie and the secretary, Emmanuel Osubor, copies of which were also sent to all directors, National President of PASAN, Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Director of DSS in Delta State and the chairman of NLC in the state, among others.
The communique recalled how an earlier strike scheduled for February 28, 2024 was suspended following the intervention of Conference of Speakers and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum to allow for full implementation of financial autonomy and payment of CONLESS and establishment of the House of Assembly Service Commission in states that have not passed the law and other issues that affect the legislature.
The communique stated: “The two weeks appeal given to us by the Speaker to allow a committee set up by His Excellency, the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, to work out modalities of payment of CONLESS to staff, have since elapsed without any substantial progress.