The National Assembly Service
Commission has said there is no basis to
withdraw the appointment of
Mohammed Sani-Omolori as the new
Acting Clerk of the National Assembly.
The senate president, Bukola Saraki, had
demanded a reversal of Mr. Sani-
Omolori’s appointment , arguing that the
appointment should have rather gone to
the clerk to the Senate, Ben Efeturi.
But in a letter to Mr. Saraki, copied to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Adamu
Fika, the Executive Chairman of the
NASS commission said the decision to
appoint Mr. Sani-Omolori was because
Mr. Efeturi would proceed on terminal
leave on August 2.
He said that date would just be 12 days
before the current Clerk, Salisu
Maikasuwa, hands over to his successor.
“This means that Mr. Efeturi is time
barred for the acting appointment,
hence the choice of Mr Sani-Omolori to
act and ensure continuity in that very
important public service office.
“In arriving at the commission’s
decision, the chairman did not use his
casting vote, because eleven
commissioners were in support while
only one who voted no,” he said.
He clarified that the rejection of Mr.
Efeturi for the position was not due to
the allegation that he (Efeturi) was not
duly appointed as Deputy Clerk as
contained in Mr. Saraki’s letter.
On the issue of seniority, he noted that
the duo were both appointed acting clerk
on the same day, February 4, 2010, and
were later appointed Substantive Clerks
on March 25.
However, he added that Mr. Omolori was
made a Director on January 1, 2007, one
year earlier than Mr. Efeturi, who was
made a Director on January 1, 2008.
“It should be noted that in the Nigeria
public service, seniority is determined at
the time of consideration for promotion
and career progression chart leading to
it.
“Seniority has never and is never
decided by the date of appointment to
the service nor date of retirement from
service or indeed the number of years
spent in the service.
“From the above analysis, denying Mr
Mohammed Sani-Omolori appointment
as Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly
in 2014 was improper being that he was
senior to Mr. Benedict Efeturi.
“With the above explanations, the issue
of misleading and misinforming your
good self and the Honourable Speaker of
the House of Representatives does not
arise.
“The commission properly evaluated the
two officers and took into account their
service records as a determining factor
for the appointment of Acting Clerk to
the National Assembly.
“In light of all the foregoing, Your
Excellency will agree that reversing the
decision of the commission appointing
Mr Mohammed Sani-Omolori as the
Acting Clerk to the National Assembly
cannot be tenable in the circumstances,”
he said.
(NAN)

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When illegality persist unabated for so long it would come a time when the right step and norm become strangers and even tagged illegal. Nepotism has killed civil service.

anything saraki disgust my soul #sarakimustgo

Person wey dem wan fry come dey take palmoil rub body....Saraki you're indeed a gonner

Saraking

my guy no wan gree shaa

Saraki don't interfere in the civil service of the national assembly. You have more pressing issues to contend with.