There is disquiet among both career staffers and political office holders of the Ogun State House of Assembly over the appointment of a new Clerk.
The crisis became noticeable after the House Clerk, Adedeji Adeyemo, retired from active service in early March and the assembly refused to announce a name to occupy the office since then.
There are insinuations that the delay was to perfect a ground plan by the government to enthrone a non legislative staff member as the clerk of the house.
There is disquiet among both career staffers and political office holders of the Ogun State House of Assembly over the appointment of a new Clerk.
The crisis became noticeable after the House Clerk, Adedeji Adeyemo, retired from active service in early March and the assembly refused to announce a name to occupy the office since then.
There are insinuations that the delay was to perfect a ground plan by the government to enthrone a non legislative staff member as the clerk of the house.
The most senior of career staffers in the legislative arm of government is a Clerk who acts like the Head of Service under the control of the executive arm of government.
The position of a head of service is subject to the appointment of the governor but must be picked among the currently serving senior civil servants.
Expectedly, the Assembly workers believed that the same should be their lot, as they hope to occupy the top office after investing many of their years in the employment of government in the legislative arm.
Meanwhile, like many other states in the country, Ogun State during the 8th House of Assembly passed a law and was assented to by the former Governor Ibikunle Amosun, for the establishment of the House of Assembly Service Commission.
By the law, the most senior legislative staff should become the House clerk at every material time.
Section 12(1) of the Law states that: “The Commission shall appoint (a) the most senior Deputy Clerk as the substantive Clerk of the House, subject to the confirmation of the House by a Resolution.”
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