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NASS workers protest unpaid allowances, non-implementation of minimum wage

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National Assembly workers under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), on Monday, held a protest at the NASS complex over unpaid allowances and non-implementation of minimum wage.

The workers, who took over the NASS complex chanting songs of solidarity and displaying various placards, demanded the full implementation of the national minimum wage signed into law in 2019 as well as the revised condition of service.

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The aggrieved workers accused the National Assembly management of breach of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered with the union on the 13th of April, 2021 on the full implementation of the new national minimum wage Act 2019 and the revised condition of service.

Speaking during the protest, PASAN

Chairman, Sabiyi Sunday said executives of the union would be attending an emergency meeting called by the National Assembly Service Commission to seek solutions to issues raised by the workers.

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