The group on Monday picketed the gates to the Edo State House of Assembly, preventing the lawmakers from gaining entry into the complex.
Their action follows the expiration of the ultimatum given to state governments for the implementation of financial autonomy in Legislative Houses in the country.
The chairman of PASAN, Edo State Chapter, Umaru Farouk Haruna, who addressed journalist at the assembly complex, explained that the national president of PASAN, Comrade Mohammed Usman, had directed all chairmen and secretaries to galvanise members into action for a total shut down of activities.
“The issue of Autonomy is a constitutional matter. You know it has been passed by the National Assembly and was assented to by the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari. “All we need is for the government to start implementation. But as we speak today, nothing has been done. The 36 states of Houses of Assembly, you can call them rubber stamps because they are not on their feet simply because they are not on autonomy. We are not just fighting for the staff of legislators; we are fighting to deepen the dividends of democracy for Nigerians.
“The essence of separation of power is when autonomy is in operation, but as we speak today, the governors are doing whatever they like, and nobody is asking them questions. This is because the Houses of Assembly on their own dare not speak because they are not autonomous bodies. This is the struggle we are in.”
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