The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed through second reading, a bill proposing a retirement age of 65 years or 40 years of service, whichever comes first.
Titled: “A Bill For an Act to Make Provisions for the Retirement Age for Staff of National Assembly Service and for Related Matters (HB. 529)”, the proposed legislation is sponsored by Hon. Aliyu Sani Madaki (NNPP, Kano).
Hon. Madaki in leading the debate stated that the bill seeks to make provision for a harmonised retirement age for staff of the National Assembly and make it independent.
He stated that this extension will help for the efficiency of work of the professionalized staff of the National Assembly.
Hon. Ali Isa from Gombe in supporting the bill, said it will maintain the specialised experience of staff in the National Assembly.
He stated that the NLC has also called for this extension across board which is already in practice in many parts of the world.
Also, Hon. Abdullahi Rasheed from Gombe praised the bill as it will boost the morale of the staff of the National Assembly and ensure they deliver on the complex nature of the services they render.
The bill was voted on, approved for second reading, and referred to the House Committee on Public Service Matters.