Abuja: Our CORRESPONDENT. Publised July 17,:2020
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT has frowned at a public statement credited the Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission that the Commission has approved the retirement age of staff of the National Assembly as 35 years of service or 60 years of age whichever comes first.
According to Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omolori, Clerk to the National Assembly, (pictured above) the Management of the National Assembly said the extant regulation as contained in the Revised Conditions of Service that was passed by both Chambers of the 8th National Assembly put the retirement age of staff at 40 years of service and 65 years of age whichever comes first.
Sani-omolori said the resolution of the 8th National Assembly on the Conditions of Service of Staff has not been rescinded nor abdicated by the National Assembly, saying that the latter is empowered by the National Assembly Service Act 2014 to review any proposed amendment to the Conditions of Service by the Commission.
The Clerk to the National Assembly said- "the National Assembly Service Commission does NOT have the powers to set aside the Revised Conditions of Service as passed by the 8th National Assembly.
"The Management had maintained a studied silence in deference to the leadership of the 9th National Assembly who is looking into the position being canvassed by the Commission. It is therefore intriguing that the National Assembly Service Commission has unilaterally gone ahead to take a 'decision'."
Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omolori,
Clerk to the National Assembly, urged all staff to disregard the public statement by the Commission and go about their lawful duties.
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