By Divine Sam
Workers of the Taraba State House of Assembly have threatened to resume an indefinite strike on November 10, 2026, over the alleged failure of the state government and Assembly leadership to fully implement financial autonomy and the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS).
The planned industrial action was announced by the Taraba State chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) in a notice issued by its State Executive Council, following directives from the association’s national leadership.
The workers had previously embarked on an indefinite strike on November 14, 2025, alongside their counterparts across the country, to demand the full implementation of financial autonomy and CONLESS in the 36 state Houses of Assembly.
According to PASAN, the industrial action has yielded considerable results in several states, where the demands have been addressed through the implementation of CONLESS and the passage and signing of financial autonomy laws.
However, the association expressed disappointment that Taraba State had yet to make similar progress, particularly when compared with other states in the North-East.
PASAN said its state leadership had made several efforts to resolve the dispute through dialogue but accused the leadership of the Taraba State House of Assembly of failing to respond adequately to its demands.
Following the development, the association directed its members to begin a total shutdown of activities from midnight on Monday, November 9, with the strike expected to take full effect on Tuesday, November 10, if the outstanding issues remain unresolved.
The planned action will affect the entire Assembly Complex and the Taraba State House of Assembly Commission, effectively bringing legislative and administrative activities in both institutions to a halt.
The association urged its members to remain united, peaceful and law-abiding while awaiting further instructions from its State Executive Council.
The state chairman, Comrade Hamidu Buba, and other association officials said the planned strike came amid another industrial dispute in the state, noting that they had received reports that activities had been paralysed in all five tertiary institutions following a lecturers’ strike over the government’s alleged failure to meet their demands.
If the action goes ahead as announced, the shutdown could further affect government operations and legislative activities across Taraba State.
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