Olatunde Replaces Omolori As NASS Clerk

NASS Clerk, Ojo Olatunde

The National Assembly Service Commission has appointed Mr Ojo Olatunde as the acting Clerk of the National Assembly.

Olatunde replaces the outgoing clerk, Mr. Mohammed Sani-Omolori whose tenure was surrounded with controversy with arguments raging back and forth that he has satisfied the retirement age condition of the service set at 65 years or 35 years in office whichever comes first.

The new acting clerk, Olatunde Ojo is said to come from Ilobu, the headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State.

In a statement issued on Friday and signed by its chairman, Ahmed Amshi, the commission said the decision was taken at an emergency meeting which held today.

The commission also approved the appointment of other top management officers of the National Assembly.

One of such is the acting Deputy Clerk, Bala Mohammed; acting Senate Clerk, Dauda El-Ladan the acting Secretary of the commission, Yusuf Danbatta.

Meanwhile, Patrick Giwa is to remain as the Clerk, House of Representatives pending his retirement in November 2020.

It will be recalled that the outgoing clerk had argued that the eight National Assembly extended his days in office after it amended the condition of service increasing the retirement age in office.