Assembly Staff, Asset To Legislature- Rt. Hon Amaechi

Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Otelemaba Dan Amachree says the leadership of the 7th Assembly regards parliamentary staff as great asset to the  success of legislative business.

Hon. Amachree stated this, Friday, while declaring open the 8th National Executive Council meeting of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) in Port Harcourt.

The speaker, who was represented by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Leyii Kwanee, said PASAN members constitute the engine room of effective legislature and the state House of Assembly has respect for the workers in delivering service to democracy.

He stated that Rivers State Assembly places premium on the welfare of her workers to enable them perform optimally  in the discharge of their duties.

The Speaker assured that the issues of check-off dues deductions from members would be addressed, adding that no organization can function properly without contributions from members.

The National President of PASAN,  Mr. Fatai Jimoh, said the association is for all staff of parliaments through out the 36 states of the federation and their objective is for a better service to democracy.

He thanked the Rivers State Government for the peace prevailing in the state and the leadership of the State Assembly for hosting the meeting.

Earlier, Rivers State Chapter Chairman of PASAN, Comrade Louis Okeleke, urged the national body to facilitate the process of collection of check-off dues from members, noting that its absence is hampering the efficiency of PASSAN in the state.

Comrade Okeleke also requested the association to prevail on the leadership of the National Assembly to forward the resolution on the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (Con-LSS) to all state Houses of Assembly for implementation.