Dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
LETTER OF PROTESTRE: BILL FOR EXTENSION OF THE RETIREMENT AGE OF STAFF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
I read in the newspapers that the tenth Assembly on Thursday, the 28th day of February 2024, passed a bill seeking to extend the tenure of service of legislative staff at the National Assembly from thirty-five years to forty years, and their retirement age from sixty years to sixty-five years. The bill now awaits Your Excellency’s assent.
Without pretence, I daresay that the bill is yet another unpatriotic selfish legislative exercise, which the tenth National Assembly is characterized with, noting that the bill is intended not to address the myriad problems assailing the country at the moment but to serve the interest of those who consider public office as a retirement home.
Your Excellency, I am disappointed that such a bill which encourages monotony in public office was considered and passed by the National Assembly at a time when young Nigerians yearn for inclusion into the nation’s polity in order to contribute their fresh ideas to the system.
Your Excellency, I crave your indulgence to, without hesitation, employ your powers to reject, decline or refuse to assent to the bill as same is grossly undemocratic, self-serving and self-motivated.
Please, accept the assurance of my best regard.
Yours faithfully,
M.O. Idam, Esq.
