NASS MGT PREPARES FOR INDUCTION, INAUGURATION OF SENATORS, MEMBERS-ELECT

Iyojo Ameh

Following the conclusion of the Presidential and National Assembly
elections, and the formal release of the authentic list of Senators and
Honourable Members-elect by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), the Management of the National Assembly, in
conjunction with the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic
studies (NILDS) is now fully prepared for the induction of the Members￾Elect of the 10th Assembly ahead of the inauguration in June 2023.

A press statement by Doctor Ali Barde Umoru , Secretary, Research and Information, as well chairman of the committee says the Induction programme, which will be held in two batches, is
scheduled to commence from the 7th to 13th of May 2023 with Batch A,
while Batch ‘’B’’ will hold from May 14th to May 20th , 2023.

He explained that the objectives of the Induction/Inauguration exercise is to expose
Members-Elect to the functions of the National Assembly, its Practices
and Procedures as well as the services available to them.
Full text of the statement reads :
“As part of the efforts to ensure a very successful Induction/
Inauguration exercise, the Management led by the Clerk to the National
Assembly (CNA), Alh.Sani Magaji Tambawal has constituted a Central
Planning Committee (CPC) made up of all the Secretaries in the National
Assembly Service”

“Membership was also drawn from the National
Assembly Service Commission (NASC) and the National Institute for
Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS)”

“The CPC, which is at the helm of the planning and implementation of
the induction programme as well as the formal inauguration of the 10th
Assembly, has the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly (DCNA),
Barrister Kamoru Ogunlana as Chairman”

“The CPC is divided into eleven
(11) specialized sub-committees to enhance effectiveness, efficiency,
monitoring and coordination.

The Sub-committees include Programme Planning, Finance, Protocol
and Ceremonials, Records and Documentation, Media and Publicity,
Transport and Logistics, as well as Venue and Accommodation. Others areSecurity and Accreditation, Health and Medical Services, Civil Society
Organisations/Development Partners and the Rapporteurs Team.

The Sub-committees, which report at weekly intervals to the CPC have
since swung into action, holding strategy sessions and perfecting plans for
a successful induction exercise.

In fact, the Sub-committees are presently
crossing the T’s and dotting the I’s and rearing to go.

It would be recalled that during the Inauguration of the CPC, the CNA
Alhaji Tambawal who promised to deliver seamless Induction and
Inauguration programmes, charged the members to put in their best and
work as a united team towards the achievement of the desired objectives”