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  • Reps direct NASS clerk to transmit bill increasing retirement age of judicial officers to 70yrs for assent

    Reps direct NASS clerk to transmit bill increasing retirement age of judicial officers to 70yrs for assent

    The House of Representatives has directed the Clerk to the National Assembly, Magaji Tambuwal to transmit a bill which approved a uniform retirement age of 70 years for judicial officers to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.

    The bill which seeks to extend the retirement age of high court judges from 65 to 70 years was part of 46 constitution alteration bills transmitted to States Houses of Assembly for concurrence in March last year.

    The passage is sequel to the adoption of a motion entitled ‘Passage of Constitution (Fifth) Alteration Bill No. 20 (Uniform Retirement Age for Judicial Officers and Pension Rights) 2023,’ and promoted by Idris Wase, deputy speaker and 69 other lawmakers.

    Presenting the motion, the House minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu who is one of the co-sponsors said on April 5 2023 the Clerk to the National Assembly was directed to transmit Constitution (Fifth Alteration) Bill No. 47 that met the requirement of Section 9(2) of the Constitution to the President for his assent.

    “Also recalls that the Houses of Assembly of Gombe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Plateau, Sokoto and Taraba States that were yet to forward their resolutions were urged to do so in compliance with Constitutional obligation.

    “Aware that Sokoto State House of Assembly has accordingly forwarded its resolution. Convinced that with the approval of Sokoto State House of Assembly, the Constitution (Fifth Alteration) Bill No 20 (Uniform Retirement Age for Judicial Officers and Pension Rights) has met the provisions of Section 9(2) of the Constitution, for passage,” he said.

    Also at the plenary, the House while adopting a motion sponsored by Ben Igbakpa from Delta resolved to invite Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC) and Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC ) to review their maximum demand metering and billing system on domestic end users, and stop same from applying to non commercial/ industrial end users.

    The Green chamber also said DisCos should by the extant laws and regulations to provide metres for all electricity customers and to put a final end to estimated billing.

    The lawmakers further said DisCos be mandated to energize donated transformers timeously, in order to prevent vandalisation and to stop forthwith the unwholsome and illegal practice of compelling communities to pay before transformers are energized.

    Meanwhile the deputy speaker, Wase who presided over the plenary session set up a conference committee on the prohibition of sexual harassment of students in universities.

  • NASC confirms appointments of Olatunde, Akabueze as Clerks to NASS, House of Reps

    NASC confirms appointments of Olatunde, Akabueze as Clerks to NASS, House of Reps

    The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has com firmed Mr. Ojo Olatunde as the substantive Clerk to the National Assembly, a statement from the NASC has indicated.

    The statement, issued by the Executive Chairman of NASC, Mr Ahmad Amshi, also named Mr Chinedu Akabueze as the substantive Clerk to the House of Representatives.

    The NASC Commission had on July 17 and 20 appointed Ojo and other top management staff to their different positions on acting capacity.

    Amshi, in the statement, said the confirmation of the officers was approved at NASC’s 506th meeting held on Sept 30.

    He said their appointments also took effect from Sept 30, except for Akabueze whose appointment would take effect from Nov 25.

    The other officers whose appointment were confirmed are :

    Bala Yabani, Deputy Clerk to NASS, Dauda Ladan, Clerk of the Senate, Yusuf Danbatta, Secretary to NASC, and Orunwase Osaze, Secretary Human Resources and Staff Development.

    Others are Ademola Adebanjo, Secretary, Legal, Ramatu Ahmad, Secretary, Research and Information, Basir Hamza, Secretary, Health Service, Sani Tambuwal, Secretary Health Services.

    Also confirmed was Aimua Ehikioya, Secretary, Special Duties, Liman Sanda, Secretary, Procurement, Estate and Works, Oladoyin Suraj, Secretary, Inter Parliamentary and Protocol, while Iloba Ugochi was appointed Deputy Clerk of Senate (Legislative).

    He said Navati Illiya was confirmed as Deputy Clerk of the Senate (Administration) while Damzariya Himidu was confirmed as Deputy Clerk of House of Representatives.