Strike Action: Labour Cuts Water Supply to National Assembly Buildings

Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), affiliated with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have closed down the National Assembly as part of an indefinite strike declared by organized labour.

Our correspondent at the National Assembly observed that PASAN had blocked the entrance and exit gates with two buses.

The organized labour’s strike commenced today, following the federal government’s refusal to raise the minimum wage above N60,000. Labour is demanding N494,000 and made this known in Abuja last night after a three-hour meeting with National Assembly leaders and top officials from the Executive branch.

The strike began nationwide today after the failure to reach a compromise on a new minimum wage by the tripartite committee set up by the federal government. This strike involves the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

Daily Trust reports that electricity and water supply to the Senate, the House of Representatives, and other facilities within the National Assembly complex have been cut off by the union.

This article is sourced from The Daily Trust newspaper, with minor edits and adaptations by The Spectacles for clarity and readability.