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The Federal High Court in Lagos in a landmark judgment on Friday ordered the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to fix the salaries and allowances of National Assembly members to reflect the economic realities in Nigeria.
The court declared that the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has no power to determine the remuneration and allowances of lawmakers.
Justice Chuka Austine Obiozor ruled in the consolidated suits brought by Messers Monday Ubani, John Nwokwu, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT, Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), and hundreds of Nigerians.
The judgment followed the hearing of Originating Summons in suit number FHC/L/CS/690/2018.
Views: Visits 3 A legal firm, Alpha and Rohi, has called for the extension of retirement age of the clerk to the National Assembly (NASS). The legal body also sought an extension of service year and retirement age of staff members of the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission. Mr Adeola Adedipe, Managing Partner in the legal office delivered the position paper of the group at the Zonal Public Hearing on the Proposed Alteration to the Provisions of the 1999 Constitution held in Enugu. The group’s position was also pushed at Akure, Kaduna, Port Hacourt, Minna and Bauchi centres of the 2-day public hearing.
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As part of efforts to improve service delivery and performance among directors, the clerk of the National Assembly, Ojo Amos, has stated that effective management is germane to planning and goal setting in public sector.
Amos, who stated this in Lagos, during a three-day workshop for Directors in the National Assembly, organised by Periscope Consulting Limited, said daily directors make decisions that impact the short term and long term success of the NASS in achieving its goal.
He also explained that the legislature is saddled with the responsibility to make laws for the people, adding that the bureaucracy in the legislature, is a non-elective group of personnel, which plays an indispensable systemic role.
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “use their good offices to urgently probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies fresh allegations that N4.1 billion of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated, diverted or stolen, as documented in the 2016 audited report by the Office of the Auditor-General