National Assembly Commission Names Acting Clerk For NASS

The National Assembly Commission has named an acting clerk for the federal legislature.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Assembly Commission has appointed Magaji Tambuwal as the acting clerk of the national assembly.

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The Executive Chairman of NASC, Ahmed Amshi, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday.

The appointment follows the compulsory retirement leave of the former Clerk, Amos Ojo, last Monday.

According to the statement, the Secretary of Legal Services, Kamoru Ogunlana, was also appointed as the acting Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly.

The former Secretary of Special Duties, Henrietta Aimua-Ehikioya, was deployed to Ogunlana’s former position as the Secretary of Legal Services while Birma Shuaibu, the Director, Legislative, was appointed as the acting Secretary of the Human Resources Directorate.

Similarly, the former Director of Pharmacy, Umoru Ali, has been appointed the acting Secretary of Research and Information while Yomi Omogbehin, Director, Legislative is now the acting Secretary, Special Duties.

The statement also added that the Director of Accounts, Inyang Titus, is now the acting Secretary of Finance and Accounts. The Director of Administration, Nwoba Andrew, is now the acting Secretary of Planning and Legislative Budget.

Meanwhile, there are claims that Tambuwal’s appointment as acting clerk did not follow due process because he was not the most senior official in the management.

Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, was said to be the next in line owing to the fact that Deputy clerk of the national assembly, Bala Yabani, had retired.

According to the National Assembly Service Act, the offices of the commission are listed as follows: clerk to the national assembly, deputy clerk to the national assembly, clerk of the senate, clerk of the house of representatives, deputy clerk of the senate, deputy clerk of the house of representatives, and secretaries to the directorates.

Amshi noted that Tambuwal’s appointment was premised on section 6(b) of the commission service act.

The aforementioned section gives the commission the power to “appoint persons to hold or act in the offices”.

However, on appointments, section 14(5) of the act states: “consideration shall be given to seniority, cognate experience, competence, or federal character”.

Amshi said Tambuwal’s appointment was as a result of his “hard work” and “administrative competence”.

“I write to inform you that the Commission at its 565th Meeting held on Friday, 18th November, 2022, approved your appointment as Acting Clerk to the National Assembly w.e.f. 18th November, 2022,” the letter reads.

“This is in exercise of its powers as provided in Section 6(b) of the National Assembly Service Act 2014.

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“It is therefore expected that you will continue to uphold the confidence reposed in you.”

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