The Nation Newspaper

Tag: NASC

  • NASC appoints Emmanuel Odo as acting Clerk to Senate

    NASC appoints Emmanuel Odo as acting Clerk to Senate

    The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has approved the appointment of Emmanuel Odo as the Actng Clerk to the Senate.

    The commission approved the appointment on Tuesday during the 6th Commission’s 10th Meeting, according to a statement Emmanuel Anyigor – deputy director, Information/ Spokesperson, of the NASC.

    ”I write to inform you that the 6th Commission at its 10th Meeting held on Tuesday, 16th September, 2025, approved your appointment as Acting Clerk, Senate in the National Assembly w.e.f. from 16/09/2025.

    “This is in exercise of its powers as provided in Section 6(b) of the National Assembly Service Act, 2014,” Dr. Saviour Enyiekere, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, wrote in the appointment letter he personally signed.

    He added that Odo’s appointment was in recognition of his hard work and administrative competence and urged him to work hard to uphold the confidence the Commission reposed on him.

    Prior to this appointment, Mr Emmanuel Odo was Deputy Clerk, Senate (Administration).

  • Senate confirms nominees for NASC

    Senate confirms nominees for NASC

    The Senate on Wednesday approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nominees for appointment as Chairman and members of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC).

    The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration and adoption of the recommendation of the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service that screened the nominees.

    The report was presented by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Fasuyi Oluwole (APC – Ekiti North) during plenary.

    The Senate confirmed Dr. Saviour Enyiekere from South-South for appointment as the chairman of the NASC.

    Until his nomination, the NASC chairman designate, Enyiekere, an environmental specialist, was the deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President.

    He is expected to serve a five-year renewable term upon appointment.

    Commissioners-designate representing Northwest are Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi and Hon. Yusuf A. Yusuf, while those representing North East are Aminu Ibrahim Malle and Alhaji Lawan Maina Mahmud.

    The NASC Commissioners to represent North Central are Mark Hanmation Tersoo and Salihu Umar Agboola Balogun, while Hon. Taiwo Olukemi Oluga and Hon. Afeez Ipeza-Balogun would represent the South West.

    Read Also: Senate okays DIG Ringim, three others as PSC members

    While the nomination of Festus Ifesinachi Odii to represent South East was confirmed, that of Hon. Dr. Nnanna Uzor Kalu was however stood down due to a petition to the Senate by the present occupant of the slot from Imo state who claimed that his tenure had not elapsed.

    Mr. Patrick A. Giwa and Mrs. Mary Ekpenyong were cleared to represent the South-South in the Commission.

  • NASC appoints Ogunlana as Clerk to National Assembly

    NASC appoints Ogunlana as Clerk to National Assembly

    The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), has appointed Barr. Kamoru Ogunlana as Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA).

    According to a letter dated November 6, 2024 by the Executive Chairman of NASC, Engr. Ahmed Kadi Amshi, the appointment of Ogunlana would take effect from February 2, 2025.

    The NASC said that his appointment was in recognition of his hard work and administrative competence.

    It charged him to continue to uphold the confidence reposed in him.

    The appointment of Ogunlana followed the pre-retirement notice the NASC sent to the incumbent CNA, Sani Magaji Tambawal, notifying him of his retirement from the service of the National Assembly effective February 2, 2025.

    The Commission informed Tambawal of the appointment of Ogunlana as his successor at its 610th meeting held on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.

    The NASC said that Ogunlana would oversee the office of the CNA “while working closely with you to ensure smooth transition until he takes over from you as the substantive Clerk to the National Assembly on February 2, 2025.”

    Ogunlana, an indigene of Omu-Ijebu in the Odogbolu LGA of Ogun State, was born on June 22, 1967 in Tiko town, South-West, Cameroon.

    He holds a degree in Law from Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye, attended the Nigerian Law School in 1989/1990, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1990.

    He is a member of the NBA and IBA.

    Ogunlana began his career with the National Assembly Service on October 4, 1993, as a Litigation Officer II in the Legal Services Department.

    After the inauguration of the 1st National Assembly of the 4th Republic on 8th June 1999, he was converted to a Legislative Officer and re-deployed in the House of Representatives as a Committee Clerk by the Management of the National Assembly.

    He serves as the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, a position he attained on the 29th March, 2023.

    Read Also: In Ogunlana, Nigeria lost a trailblazing gem of a fighter

    Before his appointment as the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, Ogunlana served in various capacities in the National Assembly Service: Director, Legislative Scrutiny and Research Department, House of Representatives (Feb 2017 – Aug 2020); Director, Committee Services Department, House of Representatives (Aug 2020 – April 2022); Secretary, Legal Services Directorate (April 2022 – March 2023).

    In addition, he was for several years the Clerk to the House of Representatives Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Justice, Federal Judiciary, and the National Assembly Joint Ad-hoc Committee on the Review of the Constitution.

    Ogunlana had undergone extensive trainings as a Legal Officer and a Legislative Officer both internationally and locally, establishing himself as a seasoned draftsman and Legislative Officer.

    He participated in the conception and drafting of some major bills passed by the National Assembly from 1999 till date.

    Ogunlana is a God-fearing, family-oriented person who enjoys football, watching combat sports, travelling, and reading.