The Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, and over 150 senior management staff in the parliament’s bureaucracy have been retired from service.
Their retirement followed the approval of the National Assembly Service Commission in a letter dated 15 July, 2020.
The letter signed by the chairman National Assembly Service Commission, Ahmed Amshi, read: “Pursuant to its mandate as provided in the National Assembly Service Act 2014 (as amended), the National Assembly Service Commission at its 497th meeting held on Wednesday 15th July 2020 has approved the retirement age of the staff of the National Assembly Service as 35 years of service or 60 years of age whichever comes first.
“To this effect the Commission has approved the immediate retirement of staff of the National Assembly Service who have already attained the retirement age of 35 years of service or 60 years of age. Retirement letters would be issued to the affected staff accordingly.”
Sani-Omolori was due for retirement since February 2020 but following a controversial amendment to the Conditions of Service of the National Assembly by the 8th Assembly, his service years were extended by five, but the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, had declared the elongation illegal