Sunday, November 3, 2024
More

    Latest Posts

    Nollywood actor Kunle Afolayan loses mother

    Nollywood actor and film producer Kunle Afolayan has announced the passing of his mother, Omoladun Afolayan, who has died at the age of 81. The...

    Marketers plan to sell petrol below N1,028/litre Dangote price

    Oil marketers, on Friday, revealed that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was between N1,015...

    I am not an advocate for divorce – May Yul Edochie reacts to backlash from men

    Actress May Yul Edochie has finally responded to the backlash she has been receiving from men after filing for divorce from her ex-husband Yul...

    Thank you for being perfect – Made Kuti and wife celebrate 1st Wedding anniversary

    Nigerian Afrobeat singer Made Kuti, the grandson of Fela Kuti, and his wife Indeoye are celebrating their first year of marital bliss and happiness. Taking...

    Protest at National Assembly over financial autonomy for judiciary

    Protest at National Assembly over financial autonomy for judiciary

    There was a protest over the non-implementation of the financial autonomy for the judiciary at the gate of the National Assembly in Abuja today.
    Members of the Parliamentary Workers Association of Nigeria, who held the protest, threatened to shut down all State Assemblies in the country if their demands are not met.

    In a video clip, President of the Parliamentary Workers Association of Nigeria, Mohammed Usman, said, “Enough is enough! When there is no legislation, there is no country. They want to deny the independence of the legislature, we will not allow that. If they continue to deny us financial autonomy, we will use everything in our arsenal to fight them.

    “We are after the governors, we are after the implementation committee that the needful must be done.

    “In the next six days, if the implementation is not done, we will shut down the whole 36 states assemblies including the National Assembly.”

    During the protest, the placard-carrying parliamentary workers also submitted a letter to the leadership of the House of Representatives and the Senate on their demands.

    In the letter signed by the National President, Comrade Mohammed Usman, and acting General Secretary, Comrade Ikechukwu, the workers’ association threatened to direct all its members nationwide to embark on an indefinite strike action if their demands are not met.

    The letter read in part, “Recall that His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Constitution Fourth Alteration Bill in June 2018 which among other things granted financial autonomy to all State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria and subsequently issued Executive Order 10 to ensure implementation.

    “The Union considers these actions as great strides toward embedding democratic principle of separation of powers which in turn guarantees positive progressive, effective and efficient checks and balances especially at the state level where Executives have continually arm-twisted the Legislature into total submission thereby negating the essence of separation of powers in a democracy.

    “It is therefore needful to see that for there to be a robust legislature at the state level, the implementation of the legislative financial autonomy is pertinent.

    “It is in consideration of the foregoing that PASAN wishes to express her unreserved disgust and dismayed with the actions of some Nigerians and institutions particularly the Nigeria Governors Forum for aiming to not only discredit, but to exterminate this democratic prerequisite through frustrating its implementation.
    READ ALSO: Twitter CEO’s first tweet draws $2.5m bid at auction
    “The Union has been magnanimous with the virtue of patience by allowing for ample time so that the Federal Government through His Excellency’s implementation committee on financial autonomy for state judiciary and legislature would ensure the implementation of the letters of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for over two years now.

    “Our members have run out of patience and have resolved to forthwith put an end to condoning further delays to the implementation of the financial autonomy for states Houses of Assembly which in itself is a glaring breach of the Nigerian Constitution.

    “As the Union’s motto reads, “Service for Democracy”, the union shall remain committed to serving the nation’s democracy. But the continuous non-implementation of Financial Autonomy at the state level is a huge obstacle before the wheel of democracy and the principle of separation of powers which in turn frustrates our devoted service.

    “Consequent upon the foregoing, the union hereby demand for full implementation of the letters of our constitution as provided in section 121 (3) of the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria (as amended).

    “Failure to meet the above demand, the union will have no other option than to direct all its members nationwide to embark on indefinite strike action. By implication, the nationwide strike action shall see the following institutions shut down.”

    copyright punchng.com © 1971-2021 The Punch newspaper

    Latest Posts

    Nollywood actor Kunle Afolayan loses mother

    Nollywood actor and film producer Kunle Afolayan has announced the passing of his mother, Omoladun Afolayan, who has died at the age of 81. The...

    Marketers plan to sell petrol below N1,028/litre Dangote price

    Oil marketers, on Friday, revealed that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was between N1,015...

    I am not an advocate for divorce – May Yul Edochie reacts to backlash from men

    Actress May Yul Edochie has finally responded to the backlash she has been receiving from men after filing for divorce from her ex-husband Yul...

    Thank you for being perfect – Made Kuti and wife celebrate 1st Wedding anniversary

    Nigerian Afrobeat singer Made Kuti, the grandson of Fela Kuti, and his wife Indeoye are celebrating their first year of marital bliss and happiness. Taking...

    Don't Miss

    Multiple national grid collapses threaten minister’s 6,000MW pledge

    Electricity consumers have decried the repeated collapse of the national grid, which happened again on Saturday. They described it as an embarrassment to the...

    2027 presidency: I will push my agenda when time comes – Makinde

    The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that he is qualified to contest for the 2027 presidential election. Speaking with reporters during a visit...

    National grid collapses third time in one week

    For the third time in one week, the national grid collapsed again on Saturday. Power generation went off on Saturday morning around 8:16. Recall that the...

    Detained dismissed NAF personnel accused of N1m fraud — Army

    The Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army has denied the allegation of illegal detention of a civilian by the command’s Military Police in...

    LG poll: Kaduna residents obey movement restriction

    Kaduna State residents on Saturday complied with the movement restriction imposed by the state government to ensure peaceful and orderly conduct of the local...

    Stay in touch

    To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements.