Saraki-Ekweremadu
Saraki, Dogara Direct
Saraki-Ekweremadu
Saraki, Dogara Direct NASS Management to Resolve Issues
With Staff Before Friday
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Speaker
of the House of Representives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have
directed the National Assembly Management Committee headed by the
Clerk, Alhaji Sani Omolori, to resolve all issues raised by
protesting members of staff and report back to them by Friday.
In a statement in Abuja, Special Adviser (Media and Publicity)
to the President of the Senate, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that at a
meeting attended by the National Assembly’s Management and members
of staff under the umbrella of the Parliamentary Staff Association
of Nigeria (PASAN), the Senate President and the Speaker who
addressed the meeting on behalf of the leadership of both chambers,
stated that it was important for the workers to be well motivated
and their demands properly addressed in order to create a conducive
atmosphere for the legislature to perform its duties.
The Senate President and Speaker noted that the demands of the
workers are part of the responsibilities of the National Assembly’s
Management and that the grievances of the workers should not be
allowed to linger.
“The leadership of the National Assembly made it clear to the
staff that the issues raised by them were previously unknown to the
legislators and that even if they were known to the Senate
President and the Speaker, the leadership could do little to
address them because they fall under the purview of the NASS’s
Management. They added that the constitution of the National
Assembly Service Commission which the workers demanded will be made
before Friday.
“The workers demanded for the implementation of the CONLESS
system in the payment of their salaries and allowances, approval of
new condition of service for the workers, among other issues.
However, Dr. Saraki and Rt. Hon. Dogara, as well as their
colleagues also reassured the workers that they will personally
supervise how the management will eventually resolve the issues and
ensure that the workers are not shortchanged”, Olaniyonu
stated.
Signed
Yusuph Olaniyonu
Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the President of the
Senate