Sani Omolori (pictured), clerk of the national assembly, has
been forced to retire after a failed bid for his tenure and other senior
management staff to be extended.
Omolori’s retirement was approved by the National Assembly
Service Commission on Wednesday.
In a document signed by Ahmed Amshi, its chairman, the
commission also approved the retirement age for national assembly staff as 60
years of age or upon 35 years of service.
Omolori failed to leave despite
being due for retirement.
An illegal plot by the previous assembly saw the conditions
of service of the national assembly staff being amended, increasing the
requirement of retirement for the staff to 65 years or 40 years of pensionable
service.
Some other senior management staff of the national assembly
were affected by the new development.
“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,” Amshi said.
“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.”
TheCable had reported how a bill tagged the “Retirement age
and conditions of service bill”, increased the requirement of retirement for
the staff to 65 years or 40 years of pensionable service, contrary to civil
service rules.
Sources privy to the matter that the bill was
secretly approved towards the end of the tenure of the previous assembly
despite rejection by many lawmakers, including those now in leadership
positions at the two legislative chambers.
Although the amendment covers all staff of the national
assembly commission, Omolori and some top officials including Giwa Anonkhai,
clerk of the house of representatives and Olusanya Ajakaye, secretary of the
National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), were the main beneficiaries.
Omolori, who started his civil service career on February 6,
1985, was due to retire in February, while Ajakaye, who was born on August 19,
1959, was due to retire in August 2019.
Also, Anonkhai, born on November 25, 1960, is due to retire
in November.
Folasade Yemi-Esan, head of service (HoS), recently faulted
the attempt to extend the tenure of the affected national assembly staff
through a memo to Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker
of the house of representatives.
Yemi-Esan had argued that the public service rules provide
only “for attainment of 60 years of age or 35 years of service for an officer
to retire, whichever comes earlier.”
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