Protest rocks National Assembly, workers threaten to shut parliament

Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) are currently protesting the non-implementation of financial autonomy for state assemblies.

The protesters, who are at the main entrance of the National Assembly are wielding placards.

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They have threatened to shut down both chambers of the parliament and all Houses of Assembly in the 36 States of the federation in the next six days if the Senate and House of Representatives fail to do the needful.

Addressing journalists during the protest, which prevented vehicles from gaining access into the complex, PASAN President, Mohammed Usman, said the association is wondering why the implementation had not been done two years after the law was passed.

He accused the governors of preventing the implementation of the law.

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