NASS Leadership Directs
NASS Leadership Directs Police, SSS to Secure Complex
for Plenary
The leadership of the National Assembly has directed the Police
and the Department of State Services (DSS) to ensure adequate
security within the vicinity of the National Assembly from tomorrow
morning to enable members and staff come in and perform their
legitimate duties without any hinderance.
The directive was passed after a meeting of the joint leadership
of the two chambers with the management and representatives of the
security agencies.
The meeting was called by the political leadership to listen to
the management led by the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA) on
efforts made so far to address the grievances of the striking
staff.
“The leadership of the National Assembly called the meeting
because they know that almost all the issues raised by the striking
workers were being addressed by the management. And after listening
to the CNA, it was unanimously agreed that the management had made
sufficient plans and efforts to address all the grievances of the
workers and ensure their happiness.
“We were sure that the issues raised by the workers have been
well attended to and that it is necessary for the business of the
National Assembly to continue without any disturbance. Both
chambers must hold their normal plenary tomorrow morning to prepare
the ground for the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari on
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 to present the budget proposal to the
joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
“We have therefore mandated the security agencies to perform
their duty of maintaining law and order in the National Assembly
Complex and its surrounding. They must enforce the laws which allow
the striking workers to down tools if they choose to and also the
ones which restrain them from disturbing those who choose to work
or stop parliamentarians from entering the chambers or their
offices to do the work for which they were elected.
“Senators and members of the House of Representatives, their
aides, other workers and people who have legitimate business within
the National Assembly Complex are therefore advised to come in as
they will be free to operate without any hinderance and
molestation.
“If President Buhari is unable to present the budget proposal on
Wednesday as scheduled Nigerians should hold the security agencies
responsible for failing in the performance of their duties”, the
leadership of the federal legislature stated.
Signed
Sani Omolori
Clerk of the National Assembly