“As such, parliaments by constitutional arrangements, are supposed to have enough financial muscle to carry out their legislative mandates, including exercising power over budgets.”
He added that the parliaments should be able to have control over their own timetable and ability to recall themselves outside normal sessions if required by circumstances. The protesting workers, dressed in their official uniform carried placards and sang solidarity songs to express their agitation against the continuous suppression of the Legislative Arm of Government under the Executive Arm.
Addressing the protesters, Oyo PASAN Chairperson, Yemi Alade, said that they were fighting for the non-implementation of financial autonomy as it was a provisional constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “Our grievances are against both the state and federal government. There is a presidential order that mandated them to implement this financial autonomy but the Governors Forum is the one behind the non-implementation.’’
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