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NASS Records Over 14,000 Daily Workforce, Says Clerk

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NASS Records Over 14,000 Daily Workforce, Says Clerk

By Maryam Muhammad, Abuja

The Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana, has disclosed that the National Assembly accommodates more than 14,000 personnel daily, excluding federal lawmakers and the large number of visitors to the complex.

Ogunlana disclosed this in Abuja while speaking at the final phase of a capacity-building training programme for legislative aides in the 10th National Assembly.

According to him, the workforce comprises career civil servants and legislative aides, making the Nigerian Parliament one of the busiest parliamentary institutions in the world.

He said the huge workforce, in addition to the 469 members of the National Assembly and their visitors, made the administrative responsibilities of the Clerk particularly demanding.

“No parliament in the world is as busy as the National Assembly, which has over 14,000 personnel aside from the federal legislators and their visitors, making the job of its Clerk one of the most demanding in terms of administrative coordination,” he said.

The CNA also disclosed that both chambers of the 10th National Assembly had passed more than 3,500 bills in the last three years.

He explained that the Senate accounted for about 1,500 bills, while the House of Representatives passed approximately 2,000 bills during the period.

Ogunlana also renewed his call for the introduction of a special salary scale and improved conditions of service for legislative aides, describing them as critical components of the legislative process.

The CNA urged the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to address the remuneration and welfare of legislative aides.

“There is a need to streamline the responsibility of the NASC and RMAFC in determining the salaries and conditions of service of legislative aides,” he said.

He explained that while the NASC is the institutional authority responsible for the appointment and administration of legislative aides, their remuneration operates within a framework developed or approved in conjunction with RMAFC and is subject to approval by the National Assembly.

Ogunlana noted that although it had been established that the appointment of legislative aides was temporary and non-pensionable, questions remained as to whether the appointments should be regarded as full-time or part-time engagements.

He said the proposed reforms should focus not only on improving the welfare of legislative aides but also on strengthening their capacity to effectively support lawmakers in carrying out their legislative responsibilities.

“Whatever reform we undertake, the goal should remain the development of a professional legislative support service that attracts and retains the best and brightest minds, as well as individuals of exemplary character and moral probity,” he added.