The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, called on President Bola Tinubu to prevail on state governors to guarantee full implementation of financial autonomy for state legislatures to avert another strike.
PASAN suspended its strike following a jointly signed Memorandum of Understanding by the Chairmen of the Conference of the Speakers and Nigeria Governors’ Forum to the effect that legislative financial autonomy for the state legislatures would take effect across the country by February 28, 2024.
The association’s South-West Zonal Vice President, Adewale Adele, made its position known at a press conference, held at the Western Hall, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Thursday.
He explained that the warning became necessary due to the expiration of the ultimatum given to the governors to implement legislative financial autonomy in their various states.
Adele said only Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, had started implementation of the financial autonomy by his recent assent to the legislative fund management law.
The Zonal Vice President said it was noteworthy that Lagos and Oyo states, respectively, had initiated moves in that regard.
