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National Assembly Staff Turn Entrance To Football Field As Lasun Presides Over 25 Lawmakers

THE Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuff Lasun on Tuesday presided over 25 lawmakers as National Assembly staff stay off duty due to the four day warning strike. To form…

THE Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yussuff Lasun on Tuesday presided over 25 lawmakers as National Assembly staff stay off duty due to the four day warning strike.

To form a quorum, the House needs to have a minimum of 120 lawmakers in attendance.

But immediately the plenary commenced at about 12.05pm, Leader of the House, Rep Femi Gbajabiamilla raised a point of order under personal explanation.

Gbajabiamilla noted that there’s need to tell Nigerians about why the House is scanty “and the truth is that PASAN is on strike hence this development.

However, members of Parliament Staff Association of Nigeria turned the entrance to the complex into football pitch as they were sighted playing in front of the gate. 

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Published December 18, 2018
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