Workers Protest Disrupt NASS Activities

[Shola Sholaz]

Activities at the National Assembly were Tuesday brought to a standstill as a result of a protest embarked upon by parliamentary workers.
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The workers who besieged the lobby of  the National Assembly in large numbers carried placards with different inscriptions expressing their grievances. They gave the management a 21 day ultimatum to address their demands or face a full blown strike. Some of the inscriptions read: "Maikasuwa, staff fasted and prayed for you to become Clerk of National Assembly. Now you have failed us" "Maikasuwa must go" "our pension deductions; Please stop the fraud", "Land allocation for staff housing;where is it? We need it".
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The workers who occupied the National Assembly lobby in the early hours of the day levelled sundry allegations against the management of the National Assembly.  Among the allegations were corruption and diversion of public funds as well as refusal to pay workers.