COVID-19: NASS bars 70% of staff from work

Ahead of Monday slated for resumption of work by staff of the National Assembly in Abuja, after stay at home policy against the rampaging coronavirus, 70% of the workforce, will not resume for now.

Information to this effect, is contained in a personally signed memo by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Mohammed Sani – Omolori, Friday in Abuja .

In the memo titled: “Partial resumption of selected staff on essential legislative duties”, all aides of the 469 federal lawmakers and staff of National Assembly in departments not directly linked to any of Chambers, are to still remain at home .

Also, all staff working with banks, restaurants, airline offices, etc, are also directed to remain at home.

The memo reads: “In furtherance of the federal government’s decision to ease the lockdown from Monday 4th May. 2020, the following guidelines for partial and gradual resumption of selected staff on essential legislative duties are hereby put in place as follows.

“Clerks to the two Chambers and Secretaries of the Directorates are to come to work on all office days commencing from Monday, 4th May. 2020:

“Since the chambers will sit on Tuesdays only. all essential staff of the two chambers already identified and cleared, shall come to work on Mondays and Tuesdays only.

“All National Assembly directors and committee clerks are to come to work on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays only.

“All legislative aides shall continue to work from home.

“Clerks and secretaries to directorates will continue to identify on need basis, staff required for specific assignments from time to time and forward the list to the Committee constituted in paragraph.

“All banks, restaurants and other business outfits within the National Assembly complex shall remain closed.

“For the duration of this period, only the main gate shall be operational for staff. However, the presidential gate shall be available for legislators on Tuesdays.

“The secretary, health services and secretary, procurement, estate and works are to provide hand sanitisers and all necessary protective gears at all strategic points.

“For the purpose of clearing and facilitating these measures and guidelines (a 3-man committee comprising the secretary, human resources and staff development, director, pumic affairs and sergeant-at-arms is hereby constituted.

“The working hours throughout this period shall be from 9.000am to 2.00pm.”
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