{"id":123781,"date":"2025-11-14T01:31:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123781"},"modified":"2025-11-14T01:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:31:53","slug":"pasan-issues-final-strike-warning-as-nationwide-legislative-shutdown-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/pasan-issues-final-strike-warning-as-nationwide-legislative-shutdown-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"PASAN Issues Final Strike Warning as Nationwide Legislative Shutdown Looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1848714339629625596\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1848714339629625596-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1848714339629625596-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has issued a final mobilization directive to all its chapters nationwide, signaling readiness for an indefinite strike as its 21-day ultimatum to state governors nears expiration.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The looming action threatens to paralyze legislative operations across all State Houses of Assembly.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The union\u2019s decision follows a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Bauchi State on October 23, 2025, where it resolved to give State Governments a 21-day deadline, effective from October 24, to begin implementing the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS) and financial autonomy for State Legislatures, as enshrined in Section 121(3) of the Nigerian Constitution (as amended).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to an official directive (Ref: PASAN\/NS\/SGO\/01, dated November 12, 2025), the ultimatum is set to lapse on Friday, November 15, 2025. The National Secretariat expressed disappointment that despite \u201cample window for compliance, reports reaching the national secretariat indicate that most State Governments are yet to begin the implementation as directed.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a firm move toward enforcement, PASAN has instructed its zonal leaders to prepare for full-scale action. The directive, titled \u201cDirective to Mobilize for Industrial Action,\u201d ordered all National Vice Presidents to \u201cimmediately mobilize all Chapters within their respective zones for industrial action as soon as the ultimatum elapses. This action is to ensure full enforcement of the NEC resolution and to press home our demand for the implementation of CONLESS without further delay.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In another correspondence to the Rt. Honourable Speakers (Ref: PASAN\/NS\/ADM\/OF\/22, dated November 13, 2025), PASAN formally notified them of the expiration of the ultimatum and its readiness for strike, lamenting that \u201cthe said ultimatum expired Friday, 14th November, 2025, without any concrete response or positive action from most State Governments.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While reaffirming its commitment to dialogue and peaceful engagement, the union declared: \u201cWhile we continue to pursue our legitimate demands, all members are enjoined to remain resolute, law-abiding, and united in the struggle for justice and improved welfare. In solidarity.\u201d However, PASAN warned that its members \u201ccan no longer continue under unfair and discriminatory treatment,\u201d stressing that the continued neglect of its demands amounts to \u201cinstitutional disregard for the legislative workforce.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The union said it has also written to the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF) and the Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CSSLN), notifying them of the impending strike and urging their immediate intervention to avert a total shutdown of legislative activities nationwide.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The correspondence, dated November 13, 2025, and titled \u201cNotification of Expiration of 21-Day Ultimatum and Readiness for Industrial Action,\u201d was jointly signed by Comrade Mohammed Usman, National President of PASAN, and Comrade Agugbue Ugochi, Acting National Secretary. It was copied to key institutions, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Clerks of State Houses of Assembly, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, and major security agencies the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter emphasized that while PASAN remains committed to dialogue, \u201cthe patience of our members has been overstretched,\u201d urging the Governors\u2019 Forum to intervene collectively and prevail on State Governments to implement CONLESS \u201cin the interest of industrial harmony and the effective functioning of State Legislatures.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the ultimatum\u2019s deadline now just hours away, Nigeria\u2019s legislative workforce stands on the brink of a nationwide shutdown. Unless urgent dialogue is initiated and decisive action is taken by the governors, the strike could bring legislative proceedings across the 36 States of the Federation to a complete halt.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-201744656007518534ymail_android_signature\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has issued a final mobilization directive to all its chapters nationwide, signaling readiness for an indefinite strike as its 21-day&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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