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House Of Assembly Workers Embark On Indefinite Strike In Delta
House Of Assembly Workers Embark On Indefinite Strike In Delta
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), representing the staff of the Delta State House of Assembly, has initiated an indefinite strike. This decision comes in response to various grievances, including inadequate funding for the Assembly clinic and several other pressing concerns…….CONTINUE READING....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Key issues highlighted by the striking workers include:
- Non-Approval and Non-Payment of CONLESS: The Staff Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS) has been pending for nearly three years, prompting significant dissatisfaction among the assembly staff.
- Regularization of Casual Staff: Workers are calling for the proper employment status and benefits for casual staff members.
- Staff Training and Other Entitlements: The lack of staff training opportunities and the failure to address other entitlements have been cited as major points of contention.
The strike commenced at 12 am on Wednesday, leading to the closure of the Assembly entrance gate and the Speaker’s office, effectively halting official business.
In a statement released following the association’s meeting on Tuesday at the Assembly complex, workers expressed their frustration over the prolonged delay in receiving their rightful payments. They viewed this delay as a deliberate tactic by the Assembly’s leadership and the government to deny them their entitlements, indicating a lack of political will to address their concerns.
The statement, addressed to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guwor, was signed by Emmanuel Edozie, the state chairman of PASAN, and Emmanuel Osubor, the secretary. It was also copied to various officials, including directors, national presidents of PASAN, the commissioner of police for Delta State, the Director of the DSS, and the chairman of the NLC for Delta State.
The communique highlighted that the Congress had previously suspended a planned strike on February 28, 2024, following the intervention of the Conference of Speakers and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum. This suspension was intended to allow for the full implementation of financial autonomy, the payment of CONLESS, the establishment of the House of Assembly Service Commission in states that had not yet passed the required legislation, and other matters affecting the legislature.
The document stated, “The two weeks appeal given to us by the speaker to allow the committee set up by His Excellency, the governor of Delta state, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori to work out modalities of payment of CONLESS to staff have since elapsed without any substantial progress.
“Congress frowns that after the said committee has been given more than two months to work to fulfil its mandate of payment of CONLESS, it is yet to come up with a decision. Congress views these delay tactics as a ploy to deprive staff of their entitlements and a sign that they lack the political will to pay.
“Congress also expresses its displeasure that the other issues raised at the meeting of March 28, 2024, bothering on training, funding of the DTHA clinic, and regularization of casual staff, among others, are yet to be addressed or given attention after two months.
“Congress has exercised enough patience and restraint given the harsh economic conditions, understanding with the speaker and the committee set up by His Excellency, the executive governor of Delta state, and our patience has run thin. Arising from the above, Congress do now resolve to resume the suspended industrial action effective 12:00 am Wednesday, May 29, 2024, indefinitely. Congress resolves that the resumed strike action will only be suspended in the event that approval and subsequent payment of CONLESS to staff and other issues enumerated above are addressed.”
This strike highlights the ongoing struggles of assembly staff in Delta State and underscores the critical need for responsive and timely actions from the government to address their legitimate demands.
The State Wing Executive Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has ordered all public primary and secondary school teachers in Abuja to commence an indefinite strike from Monday.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The union also directed parents and guardians to keep their children at home until further notice, citing unresolved welfare concerns and what it described as government inaction.
This followed a communiqué issued after an emergency SWEC meeting held in Gwagwalada, Abuja, over the weekend and signed by the state leadership of the union.
Teachers were instructed to fully comply with the strike directive and await further instructions from the union leadership, as the industrial action remains in force until their demands are addressed.
According to the communiqué, the strike became necessary after the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum earlier issued to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, which elapsed without a satisfactory response.
The union recalled that although previous interventions led to the suspension of an earlier strike, several key issues affecting teachers’ welfare were still unresolved.
It also expressed concern that a committee set up to address outstanding entitlements submitted its report in August 2025, but the findings have not been made public or implemented.
While acknowledging the payment of the new minimum wage and some salary arrears, the union insisted that major concerns remain unattended.
The NUT further demanded reforms in promotion processes and a review of the 2024 promotion exercise.
After what it described as unsuccessful engagements and expired deadlines, the union declared that all teachers in the FCT will remain on strike indefinitely until their demands are met.
Nigerian actor and filmmaker Emmanuel Ikubese has spoken about the breakdown of his marriage to celebrity makeup artist Anita Adetoye.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The couple tied the knot in March 2020 in a widely publicised wedding that attracted attention nationwide. However, by February 2021, speculation about a split began after Ikubese deleted their wedding photos from Instagram and both parties unfollowed each other on social media.
Speaking on the Archives of Becoming Podcast, Ikubese described the end of the marriage as a painful personal setback. He said it made him deeply question himself, especially as someone who had always hoped for a stable family life.
According to him, achieving marriage had felt like a major life goal, and its collapse left him feeling as though he had failed. He added that the public nature of their wedding made the experience even more difficult, leaving him exposed and emotionally shaken.
He explained that the experience pushed him into deep reflection about his identity and life direction, describing it as a turning point that forced him to re-evaluate himself. He also noted that he could only speak from his own experience and not on behalf of his ex-wife.
Ikubese further revealed that the breakup brought him significant emotional pain and altered how he viewed life, eventually drawing him closer to his faith as he searched for answers.
“It was an identity thing. If you don’t find your identity, you always find yourself in moments like this… God needed a reset, and that was the reset for me,” he said.
“I had always desired a family… The wedding I had was very high-profile… and I just felt like I’d failed.
“It changed my life… it felt like I had to go back to God and ask, ‘Where did I miss this?’
“I was always a lost Emmanuel… fame just felt good… I didn’t even understand why I was in the industry… 2020 was just a crash.”
Former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, has explained why he left the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his experience in the party became unbearable and forced him to move on.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
He made this known during an interview on the Mic On Podcast hosted by Seun Akinbaloye, where he reflected on his time in the ruling party and his decision to exit.
Melaye said the political environment he found himself in at the time no longer aligned with his values, adding that he had to step away to reassess his direction in politics.
He compared the decision to a major personal turning point, stressing that it was not made hastily but after deep reflection on his future.
According to him, leaving the party was necessary for his personal and political survival as the situation had become difficult to manage.
He said the experience marked a significant change in his political journey, prompting him to seek a new path that better suited his beliefs and ambitions.
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