The relative peace enjoyed by the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) May have hit the rock following the alleged misappropriation of the sum of N3 billion by the Union executive.
To this end, the representative of members of PASAN, National Assembly Chapter, Yusuf Abiola, while addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, called for validation of the vote of no confidence passed on the executive on July 15, 2024.
He recalled that in 2019, 14 executives were elected, but the Chairman of the union, Sunday Sabiyi, allegedly colluded with other stakeholders, the National president and Zonal Vice President to illegally remove nine executives, otherwise known as G9.
Abiola noted the blatant disregard for democratic principles has sparked widespread outrage, saying this paved the way for a select few to manage the association’s affairs.
He stressed that financial mismanagement and lack of accountability by the Sunday Sabiyi-led executive has crippled the Union for the past five years.
The staff, therefore, demanded for audited financial statements and operational reports from 2019 till date.
Abiola stated: “This led to lack of accountability, transparency and mismanagement of the association’s funds; resulting in a passage of vote of no confidence and impeachment of the Executives on July 15, 2024.
“Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), National Assembly Chapter is facing a serious crisis due to alleged financial mismanagement and lack of accountability by the Sunday Sabiyi-led executive.
“Five years of alleged financial mismanagement and authoritarian leadership have crippled the association. At the heart of the crisis lies alleged mismanagement of about ₦3 billion in check-off dues, subvention, aid, grants, income generated from PASAN buses, current and non-current assets.”
Abiola also called on the national leadership of the union to call for Congress and supervise the Congress to inaugurate a caretaker committee within 14 days of the ultimatum which lapsed on the Sunday 6th of October, 2024.