National Assembly opposes externally influenced staff promotions

National Assembly Clerk Kamoru Ogunlana criticized staff promotions influenced by outside considerations rather than merit, citing the requirements of the National Assembly Service Act 2014. Speaking at a three-day retreat in Abuja for senior National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission officials, he warned that such practices could lead to judicial challenges, administrative embarrassment and institutional instability. Ogunlana also said ad hoc staff training arrangements were unsustainable and urged the Assembly to make greater use of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS).