The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has faulted the extension of the tenure of the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sani Omolori.
She said the amendment which was made by the 8th National Assembly was illegal.
According to her, the clerk, going by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a public servant and his conditions of service are guided by the public service rules.
She explained that the public service rules “prescribed that attainment of 60 years of age or 35 years of service for an officer to retire, whichever comes earlier.”
The presentation reads in part: “The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) classifies the clerk and other staff of the National Assembly as public servants whose conditions of service are guided by the public service rules which derives its existence from Section 169 made pursuant to Section 160(1) of the Constitution.
“In specific terms, Section 318(1) of the Constitution states that ‘public service of the Federation means the service of any capacity in respect of the Government of the Federation and includes as (a) clerk or other staff of the National Assembly or of each house of the National Assembly.’”
