The Executive Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission , Chief Saviour Enyiekere, has called on the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, to help fast-track the implementation of the National Assembly Service Pension Scheme by inaugurating the NASS Pension Board.
Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Senate President Thursday January 29th, 2026, Dr Enyiekere emphasized that the formal takeoff of the Pension Board would enhance the wellbeing of retirees of the National Assembly Service. He noted that many retirees of the Service were undergoing various degrees of untold hardships as a result of their inability to assess their pensionsong after retirement.
Dr. Enyiekere noted that this measure would bring the National Assembly in line with global best practices for parliamentary administration and staff motivation.
Beyond the push for pension reforms, the NASC Chairman also requested the National Assembly Leadership to help midwife certain measures that would enhance the smooth working of the federal legislature. One of the proposals is the call for establishment of a Council of Former Presiding Officers of the National Assembly to serve as a thinktank for for the National Assembly as well as the institutional memory of the Legislature; positing
that leveraging the experience of past leaders would provide invaluable guidance for current and future assemblies, ensuring a seamless transition of legislative traditions and professional excellence.
Addressing the physical infrastructure needs of the legislature, the Commission further urged Senator Akpabio to support the reintroduction and construction of a National Assembly Legislative Quarters to help solve the growing accommodation challenges and insecurity faced by both Lawmakers and staff of National Assembly. He contended that building a modern residential complex for legislators and workers could help to streamline operations and enhance the security and effeciency of the Federal legislature.
Dr Enyiekere used the visit, the first since the inauguration of the 6th NASC on 5th May, 2025 to intimate the Senate Leadership of the activities and future intentions of the Commission. Among those intentions was a pending staff audit of the National Assembly Service by the Commission with the view to eliminating “ghost worker”.
In his response, Senate President Godswill Akpabio commended the Commission’s foresight and commitment in dischaging its mandates,acknowleding the necessity of the proposed reforms; assuring that the 10th National Assembly was poised to help the Commission achieve the set goals.
He urged the Commission to come up with ideas that would help ammend the NASS Act 2014 to enable the Commission to take full control of the management of the manpower of all segments of the NASS.
The President of the Senate explained that the National Assembly Pension Board would soon be inaugurated after correcting some anomalies in its Act which was currently undergoing ammendment.
Senator Akpabio, however, urged the Commission to strive to address some complaints arising from recent recent appoitments and redployment of high ranking officers of the National Assembly.
E. N. Anyigor
Director, Public Affairs
For: Executive Chairman
