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    Home » Tinubu Refuses Assenting Bill Seeking Extension Of National Assembly Staff Retirement Age
    2 Mins ReadSeptember 24, 2024

    Tinubu Refuses Assenting Bill Seeking Extension Of National Assembly Staff Retirement Age

    By TheScrutinyNGSeptember 24, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has turned down assent to the bill proposing to extend the retirement age of legislative officers and National Assembly Staff.

    The bill aimed to increase the retirement age from 60 to 65 years or extend the length of service from 35 to 40 years, whichever came first.

    Titled, ‘A Bill for an Act to Make Provisions for the Retirement Age for Staff of the National Assembly and Related Matters’, the bill passed its second reading in October 2023.

    Despite multiple attempts in the 7th, 8th, and 9th Assemblies, the bill had previously failed to pass.

    Reintroduced in the 10th Assembly and sponsored by Deputy Minority Leader Hon. Aliyu Sani Madaki (NNPP, Kano), the bill was finally passed by the House on December 20, 2023, but did not receive presidential approval.

    Although the Senate initially rejected the bill, it backtracked and passed the bill on the 31st of March 2024 and was transmitted to the President for his assent.

    Some of those who opposed the Bill believe that it will lead to stagnation through the rank, while those who supported the bill argued that it will promote efficiency and ensure that experience prevails.

    However, Tinubu in a letter, read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary, said he has decided to withhold his assent to the Bill.

    He said his decision was informed by the consent which empowered him to take such an action.

    The letter reads in part: “I write in respect of the harmonised retirement age for legislative officers of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Bill passed by the National Assembly and forwarded to me for assent.

    “Upon thorough examination and careful consultation, I have decided to withhold my assent to the bill.

    “This decision is made in accordance with the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    “I wish to express my sincere appreciation of the diligent work of the Senate as regards the drafting and passage of this bill.

    “However, I trust that this decision would be received with understanding and acceptance.”

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