PASAN shelves planned shutdown as Taraba Assembly agrees to address workers’ demands

The Taraba State chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, has suspended its planned industrial action and the proposed shutdown of the Taraba State House of Assembly and the House of Assembly Service Commission following an agreement reached with the Assembly leadership.

The suspension followed a conciliatory meeting held on Monday, November 9, 2026, between the leadership of the State Assembly and PASAN, facilitated by the Taraba State Controller of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.

In a statement contained in Bulletin 2 issued on Monday, the association said the meeting produced three major resolutions aimed at addressing the demands of parliamentary workers.

Under the agreement, the House leadership committed to ensuring the passage of the Judiciary Funds Management Bill into law at the next legislative sitting.

The Assembly leadership also agreed to urgently meet with the Taraba State Governor to discuss the possibility of signing the autonomy bills into law and the immediate implementation of the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure, CONLESS.

Additionally, the House leadership, according to the bulletin, is expected to brief PASAN and representatives of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment on progress made towards implementing the resolutions on or before November 19, 2026.

Signed by Comrade Hamid Buba, Chairman of PASAN, Taraba State Chapter, and issued on behalf of the Assistant Secretary, Comrade Uba Jibrin, PASAN’s Executive Council directed its members to suspend the planned shutdown of the State House of Assembly and the House of Assembly Service Commission.

The association also urged members to remain calm and await further directives from its leadership.

It would be recalled that PASAN had earlier, in Bulletin 1, directed its members to embark on a total strike beginning at midnight on Monday, November 9, 2026, a move that would have halted activities at the State Assembly and its commission.

Daily Post reports that the planned industrial action was linked to demands bordering on legislative autonomy, workers’ welfare, and the implementation of agreed employment-related provisions.