A coalition of civil society groups has called on the National Assembly Service Commission to follow laid down rules in the appointment of a new Clerk to the National Assembly.
At a news conference in Abuja, the group charged the Commission to allow the incumbent Clerk complete his term of office in February, 2023.
High wired politicking has started in the build up to the appointment of a successor to Amos Ojo as the Clerk to the National Assembly.
The outgoing Clerk took over from Mohammed Sani-Omolori in July in acting capacity and as the substantive Clerk on the 30th of September, 2020.
The media space has been awash with allegations of bribery to members of the National Assembly Service Commission to influence their choice of Amos Ojo’s successor
It is an allegation the Commission’s Chairman, Ahmed Amshi, has denied.
This coalition of civil society groups says the media owes a duty of truth, accuracy, balance and fairness in setting the agenda on the issue.
The group frowns at attempts by a section of the media to throw its responsibility into the garbage bin in the effort to pander to certain interests.
Pre-retirement leave as provided for in the Public Service rule 100, 238 states “Officers are required to give a 3-month notice to retire from service before the effective date of retirement.
At the commencement of the 3 months, officers should proceed immediately on the compulsory one-month pre-retirement workshop/seminar”.
Section 2 of the rule states that for the remaining 2 months, retiring officers are expected to take necessary measures to put their record straight so as to facilitate the speedy processing of their benefit.
The coalition says going by the provision, it is compulsory for the retiring officer to give a notice of 3 months prior to retirement, a step it insists, Amos Ojo has taken.
It calls on the National Assembly Service Commission to comply strictly with the Public Service rule in the interest of peace and harmony
