By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia –
The Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has tasked the newly appointed pioneer Deputy Clerks/Permanent Secretaries of the assembly to deliver selfless services at all times.
The Speaker made the call while playing host to the management of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, who were on a thank you visit to the Speaker over the appointment and elevation of some senior management staff of the House as Deputy Clerks/Permanent Secretaries on Monday.
According to him, dedication to duty will ensure productivity, enhance efficiency and effective service delivery in the legislative institution and the state at large.
Speaker Jatau, further said that any organization without discipline would not grow, as such her called on the Permanent Secretaries, to embrace discipline and inculcate it on the staff at all times.
While congratulating them for their new appointments whichbge described as well deserved, he appreciated them for the support he is enjoying, since his emergence as the Speaker of the House, as he appealed for it sustainence.
Earlier, Mr Ibrahim Musa, the Acting Clerk of the House appreciated the Speaker for their elevations to the ranks of Permanent Secretaries in the State.
“This meeting is to appreciate you for our elevations from the ranks of Directors to Permanent Secretaries. We want to assure you of our loyalty, support and cooperation to succeed” he said.
It would be recalled that their appointments followed the enactment of law tagged “Nasarawa State House of Assembly Service Commission Re-enactment Law 2023 which came into operation on 20th day of August, 2023.
According to the the new law, the House shall appoint Deputy Clerks/Permanent Secretaries of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly pursuant to Section 12(1)
“There shall be at least (7) Deputy Clerks/Permanent Secretaries for the House of Assembly to be appointed by the Commission, who shall be Civil Servants working in the House of Assembly not below the rank of Directors from these Designated Departments listed in the first schedule of this law”
Those appointed as Deputy Clerks/Permanent Secretaries are Mr Ibraheem Musa as Deputy Clerk/Permanent Secretary, Legislative Services, Alh. Alkali Haruna, Deputy Clerk/Permanent Secretary, Finance and Accounts, Barr. Obiri Uji, Deputy Clerk/Permanent Secretary, Legal Services, Hajiya Hadiza Musa Bako, Deputy Clerk/Permanent Secretary, Administration and Supplies, Mrs Rosia Kumbugu, Deputy Clerk/Permanent Secretary, Publications and Information and Mr Owens Kpadji, Deputy Clerk/Permanent Secretary, Planning, Research and Statistics.
