National Assembly workers under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria have called for the extension of their retirement to 65 years of age or 40 years of service.
Currently retirement age in the federal civil service is 60 years or 35 years in service, whichever comes first.
In a statement on Thursday by Chairman of the Association, Sunday Sabiyi, the group wants the Senate to pass the workers’ demand into law, adding that the extension of number of service years or retirement age was expedient as there was a dearth of qualified staff in the Legislature resulting from interruption of democracy by Nigeria’s military.
Recall that the Senate last week threw out the controversial retirement bill that seeks to extend the retirement of the National Assembly staff to 65 years of age or 40 years of service, whichever comes first and across the 36 State Houses of Assembly.
Following the voices against the bill by the Senators, the Senate had no option than to step down the controversial bill.
The bill if passed would extend the service years of over 200 workers who are due to retire between 2024 and 2026, of which the current Clerk, Sani Tambuwal, would have been the first beneficiary.
National Assembly Workers Seek Extension Of Retirement Age To 65 Years
