….As NASC gives September deadline for documentation of Senators , Reps’ aides
By Chris Udochukwu
President Bola Tinubu will in December this year , commission N30billion worth different ongoing projects at the National Assembly , said the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio .
This is as the National Assembly Service Commission ( NASC) , declared end of September this year as deadline for documentation of legislative aides of the entire 469 federal lawmakers in both the Senate and the House of Representatives .
Akpabio made disclosure on commissioning of the projects being executed within the National Assembly Complex in December this year by President Tinubu on Friday while having in audience , the Chairman and members of the governing board of NASC.
” The entire Complex of the National Assembly is like a construction site now due to ongoing general renovation work and fresh projects which would on completion, be commissioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in December this year .
” Aside the general renovation work, part of new edifices being put in place , is the permanent office complex of the National Assembly Service Commission and very beffiting Library Complex”, he said .
Though Akpabio did not state amount of money that had been released to contractors handling the project but the 9th National Assembly , appropriated N30billion to Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA ) for execution of the project out of which as at March this year , only N9billion was released .
The Senate President in response to request made by NASC Chairman , Engineer Ahmed Kadi Amshi on prompt documentation of legislative aides of lawmakers , assured him that the September deadline , would be abided with .
The NASC Chairman had in his address , told the Senate President and other principal officers of the Senate that end of September this year , has been fixed as deadline for documentation of aides of the 469 federal lawmakers .
He noted that documentation of Aides to the lawmakers , was very important for payment of entitled emoluments to them .
” Your Excellency Mr President of the Senate , please help us to inform the serving Senators and by extension, Hon members of the 10th National Assembly , to forward names of their appointed legislative aides to us for required documentation and payments of monthly salaries .
“The Commission has opened relevant files for this purpose and fixed September this year as deadline “, he said .
He added that within the last three years , the commission under his leadership , has promoted a total of 2, 775 staff, converted about 447 others from one cadre to the other and set code of ethics for ethical conducts of staff at all times .
