ABUJA- 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.
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