FINANCIAL AUTONOMY: Speakers met Governors, Presidency again, urges PASAN, JUSUN to suspend strike
The leadership of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has met with Governors, Chief of Staff to the President Professor Ibrahim Gambari and presidential technical committee on the implementation of the autonomy of state legislatures and the judiciary.
A statement signed by the Spoke Person to the Chairman of the conference Abdul Ahmed Burra said the meeting was to finalize modalities for the implementation of financial autonomy to states legislature and judiciary, at Presidential Villa on Thursday.
Speaking after the meeting, the Chairman of the Conference Rt. Hon. Abubakar Y Suleiman explained that remarkable progress is made on the implementation modalities.
According to him, during the meeting, the report of the technical committee for the implementation set up by the Presidency was presented.
He added that the Speakers Conference and the Governors Forum will study the report and meet again with the Presidency on Monday to finalize.
The Chairman therefore urged the striking staff of states legislature and judiciary to consider the untiring efforts they are making to resolve the issues and suspend their indefinite strike.
He assured the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) and Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) they are trying hard to ensure hitches free implementation modalities and next week’s meeting will be remarkable one.
