A fresh crisis is imminent at the nation’s apex legislative institution over the insistence of its management to implement a document which approved extension of tenure for the clerk, Mr.
Mohammed Sani-Omolori and other directors.
It was titled, ‘Retirement age and conditions of service’ and was allegedly adopted and approved by the immediate past leadership. The controversial document increased the retirement age for civil servants in the National Assembly from 35 to 40 years.Some aggrieved senior management staff of the nation’s parliament are currently grumbling that the ‘amended’ rule was being implemented without the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari, as required by law.
Going by the new rule, he is expected to stay for another five years, despite attaining the compulsory 35 years in service.
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