STRIKE: Saraki, Dogara drag Nat’l Assembly workers to court

For embarking on strike over unpaid allowances, Senate President Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have dragged workers of the National Assembly to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria.

The leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly sued the striking workers to prevent them from closing down the legislative arm of government.

The workers under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), are currently on an industrial action following allowances owned them.

But Saraki and Dogara, in an ex parte motion filed on December 18, but obtained by newsmen on Thursday, are praying the order of the court to restrain the PASAN members from proceeding on strike pending the determination of the motion on notice before it.

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The motion on notice was deposed to by a legal practitioner in the office of the Senate President, Mr. Sambo Ndahi.

Ruling on the Order of interim injunction issued through suit No. NICN/ABJ/360/2018, Justice Sanusi Kado directed the leadership of PASAN and their agents to refrain from proceeding on strike.

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