Some aides of lawmakers at the
national assembly have protested the non-payment of their salaries and
allowances by the institution’s management.
The protesters held up placards
at the main lobby of the assembly which read: ”Omolori would you do this to
your kids” and ”It is a grievous sin to rob workers of wages. Pay us!”
Speaking with journalists on
Thursday, Lawson Oviasoje, an aide to a house of representatives member from
Bayelsa state, said while some of his colleagues have been paid for some
months, others have not been paid since they started work in June.
Oviasoje also said their
severance allowance from the previous assembly has not been paid.
“In the last six, seven months
the management of the national assembly has refused to pay aides their
salaries. Majority of them, even the few of them that have paid have been
shortchanged,” he said.
“We resumed work by June and most
of us got [salaries] from August, September, the management deliberately
delayed the issuance of letters to be able to perpetuate the fraud that they
had in mind to do.
“As we speak right now, our
severance has not been paid, months after the senate president gave us assurance
that the issue has been resolved. As we speak, nobody has been trained. They
just brought out a circular for training for LA1 and LA2 for the 23rd and 24th
of December – meaning that they will have to travel with their families on
Christmas day.
“For us, it is an attempt to
discourage us from attending that programme for them to do whatever they like
with the funds. The impunity in this institution is overwhelming.”
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