More than 2,000 Job seekers and Bank marketers flood induction grounds for new NASS Leaders

MORE than 2,000 job seekers particularly legislative
aides and bank marketers invaded Transcorp and
International Conference Centre, ICC venues of the induction
programme designed for fresh lawmakers by the Nigeria
Institute for Legislative Studies, NILS seeking for jobs in
anticipation of the inauguration of the 8th Assembly in
June.
Most of the present serving legislative aides would be
disengaged in the new House and the bank executives need
new bank engagements with the fresh lawmakers.
The National Assembly Institute of Legislative Studies
organised a five day retreat for the new National Assembly
members in preparation for the 8th assembly.
At the opening ceremony last Sunday night and Monday
morning, it was a beehive of activities as unemployed
graduates and other Nigerians wanting to be engaged
stormed the venues of the retreat begging the 469 members
of the National Assembly, senate 109 and the House of
Representatives 360 for jobs.
The event was almost turned into a fashion parade, as
ladies in skimpy skirts including married women threw
decency to the wind as they made entreaty to the new
lawmakers by struggling to help them carry their bags and
baggages to their rooms or ready to serve in any capacity.
Few of the aides demonstrated maturity by trying to make
passionate appeal to the lawmakers for them to be assisted
but some desperates among them would not care what
anybody would say to them they just throw themselves on
the lawmakers willingly.
Men among the aides were not left out as they too were
making efforts to be engaged by the new lawmakers, the
reason being that they believed that first impression matter
most, hence the moves.
Some lucky ones whose bosses (lawmakers) returned were
also in the hotel trying to make things easy for their bosses
and also making efforts to secure their jobs so that other
jobless aides would not snatch their bosses.
Various banks ladies including their executives were noticed
at the venue, trying to lure the lawmakers into opening
accounts with them and also to secure loans for them
before the inauguration.
The bank ladies too were dressed to ‘kill’ so that they could
be noticed quickly, although some came with the intention
of changing their jobs. Investigations conducted revealed
that some of the banks’ staff would like to be legislative
aides.
Some of them were quoted to be claiming that the bank
stress is too much for them, therefore, would not mind
getting legislative aide job which would give them time to do
other valuable things for themselves and for their family.
So for the next four days some of the banks’ staff would be
resuming at the hotel to make sure that they secure new
account but the process of securing it does not matter as
some of the staff would stay with the lawmakers for the
period.
While welcoming the new lawmakers, the clerk to the
National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasua assured them of
providing all the necessary logistics that would help them to
make good legislation for the good governance of Nigeria.
Alhaji Maikasua stated that the management of the National
Assembly has put things in place to receive the new
lawmakers and to engage them in trainings that would help
them to settle down quickly for the task ahead.
The Director General, Dr Ladi Hamalai, MFR, stated that the
objective of this Induction Course is to prepare and kit the
incoming legislators with the relevant tools required for the
complex and daunting task of legislation and governance.
“The programme will equip new legislators with the
necessary knowledge and skills to effectively carry out their
responsibilities as lawmakers”. “It will help improve
democratic process and the functioning of the National
Assembly and engender institutional consolidation”.
She further disclosed that the Induction Certificate Course
will feature prominently, the public presentation of NILS star
publication, “A Century of Law Making in Nigeria”, the first
publication to properly document and present the pre-
colonial, colonial and postcolonial constitutional evolution of
Nigeria’s political life. The publication which covers the
constitution making process and experience is described as
“A Legacy document for every Legislator”.
It articulated some of the key documents and constitutional
instruments that guided Nigeria’s political evolution. It is a
classical narrative that provides valuable insight into the
tedious negotiations and compromises undertaken by
Nigeria’s founding fathers with a view to building an
independent state that meets the legitimate aspirations of
the majority of Nigerians.