Assembly Commission Wants New Legislative Quarters For Senators, Reps

The enforcement president of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), Chief Saviour Enyiekere, has urged the national authorities to conception a caller Legislative Quarters successful Abuja to code the housing, security, and coordination challenges presently faced by national lawmakers successful the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Speaking during a courtesy sojourn to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Dr. Enyiekere said the deficiency of cardinal accommodation has hindered the effectual show of their legislative duties.

“Most lawmakers are presently grappling with insecurity, postulation congestion, and disconnection owed to scattered residential arrangements—some located astatine the acold outskirts of the FCT,” helium noted.

Enyiekere recalled that the Apo Legislative Quarters, constructed during the General Abdulsalami Abubakar modulation regime, served the captious intent of providing safe, coordinated, and accessible accommodation for the archetypal acceptable of lawmakers successful the 4th Republic.

However, during the monetization argumentation of the Obasanjo administration, the quarters were sold to the then-occupant lawmakers, leaving aboriginal legislators without dedicated authoritative residences.

“That exemplary worked. It allowed for security, easiness of movement, and amended legislative coordination. Today’s lawmakers merit akin enactment for effectual representation,” helium said.

The telephone aligns with a increasing chorus of lodging argumentation experts advocating a revolving lodging strategy successful which authorities constructs homes, sells them to the public, and reinvests the proceeds into further lodging projects. Proponents reason this exemplary could assistance trim Nigeria’s important lodging deficit.

As portion of broader organization reforms, Dr. Enyiekere besides projected the instauration of a National Council of Former Presiding Officers of the National Assembly.

He said the Council would service arsenic a deliberation vessel and advisory body, preserving organization representation and offering strategical guidance to some chambers of the National Assembly.

“These are individuals with invaluable legislative experience. Their input could service arsenic a compass for captious decisions and reforms,” helium explained.

Dr. Enyiekere utilized the juncture to little the talker connected the Commission’s activities since the inauguration of the 6th NASC connected May 5, 2025.

He assured that nether his leadership, the Commission would uphold the principles of merit, fairness, and nationalist practice successful each matters of recruitment, promotion, and discipline.

“We are committed to fostering a much resourceful, disciplined, and high-performing workforce successful the National Assembly,” helium said.

In response, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas commended the Commission for its proactive attack and acknowledged the request to amended the operational situation for lawmakers and unit alike.

The sojourn marks the archetypal ceremonial engagement betwixt the enactment of the 6th NASC and the Speaker, signaling renewed practice aimed astatine legislative ratio and unit development.