Hon Ishaq Sale Assumes NASSLAF Acting Chairmanship

By Onwe Wisdom

Hon Ishaq Sale Assumes NASSLAF Acting Chairmanship, this follows the suspension of the forum embattled chairman, Emeka Nwala on Monday, 28th October,2024 by the Central Working Committee (CWC), the body charged with the responsibility to, among others, elect and take disciplinary action against officers and members of the Forum.

The decision of Mr Emeka Nwala’s suspension from office as  chairman of the Forum was made at the extraordinary meeting of the Committee held at Meeting Room 441, House of Representatives, National Assembly Complex, Abuja.

Mr. Nwala according to a press release e-signed by the forum’s PRO I,  Toyo Jimmy was as a result of his flagrant flouting of  the provisions of the Constitution, acting unilaterally without due regard to constituted authorities under NASSLAF, failure to follow up and ensure the payment of 28 days to management aides, and on other grounds.

The Committee at its extraordinary meeting after Mr. Emeka suspension appoints the Vice Chairman of the Forum, Hon Ishaq Baba Sale as the Acting Chairman and  resolved that Congress should be called, and steps should be taken to amend the NASSLAF Constitution immediately.

Tje committee also enjoined tje Acting Chairman to work together with Executive Committee, Central Working Committee, zonal leaders, state caucus chairmen, and other stakeholders in NASSLAF towards ensuring that the interest of members of NASSLAF is protected, particularly by ensuring that members take benefit of the minimum wage  signed into law by the President. And urged Mr Nwala to stop parading himself as the Chairman of NASSLAF.

The press statement said “the suspension has been communicated to the President of the Senate, the Rt Hon Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Clerk of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission and other authorities under the National Assembly.

The statement also revealed that the suspension is endorsed with names and signatures of 32  members of the CWC out of the 48 members.

“Before the suspension of Mr Nwala, the Executive Committee had passed a vote of no confidence on him for insubordination to the Executive Committee and violations of the NASSLAF Constitution. The vote was passed by 8 out of 11 members of the Executive Committee”.

Meanwhile, the Acting Chairman, Hon Sale, has urged aides to remain calm as he will work to ensure that the interest and welfare of aides are protected, promises to be a listening leader, paying heed to the views and advice of the members of the Forum.

“The decision to suspend Mr Nwala was not taken lightly, but with serious consideration of the welfare and wellbeing of our members and in order to have an effective leadership that will be able to robustly serve the interest of members”, the statement said