PASAN Exco debunks alleged 500m fraud

***Says accusation false, baseless

The attention of the Chairman, Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN NASS CHAPTER), Comrade Sunday Sabiyi, has been drawn to reports by a section of the media alleging that the union leaders misappropriated the sum of N500million.

We use this medium to state unequivocally that the said story is ridiculous, unfounded, false, baseless and remains the figment of the imagination of the masterminds of the report.

It must be stated that nine aggrieved members of the union were suspended by the Union in a general congress upon allegation of sale of the Union’s land during the tenure of the previous Executive.

It will be recalled that a commitee was set up to investigate the said allegation in which the suspended members were found guilty upon the submission of the committee’s report to the congress of the Union.

The decision of the nine suspended Executive members to petition the police after over two years of their suspension was an afterthought and attempt to divert the attention of the staff with frivolous allegation just after another free and fair election where the incumbent Chairman, Sunday Sabiyi coasted to victory in a landslide.

However in the intrest of peace and harmonious working relationship in the National Assembly, the union has resolved to use its internal mechanism within the trade union princint to look into the allegations as the National body remains the only authorized apex body of the union that can audit the books of any of it’s chapters.

Consequent, the Chairman Comrade Sabiyi hereby calls on all members of the union to remain calm and law abiding as he remains resolute, committed and focused on consoliding on the gains already made by his led Executive team in discharging his duty to the best interest of staff especially now that he has a renewed mandate which he holds with two hands.