For the umpteenth time, the House of Representatives has stepped down the controversial bill which seeks to elongate the retirement age and service of staff of Legislative Houses in Nigeria. The resolution was passed at the end of the Thursday plenary, which marked the end of the Third Legislative year of the 9th Assembly. The bill was listed as Item 7 on Thursday’s Supplementary Order Paper. Various stakeholders including the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) who kicked against the spirit of the proposed legislation argued that the bill when passed into law will lead to redundancy within the service. They maintained that the bill for an Act to make provisions for the retirement age of Staff of Legislative Houses in Nigeria and for related matters was not subjected to regular legislative processes before it was gazetted for consideration at the Committee of the Whole.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 01, 2022 08:44 UTC