OTTI APPROVES 25% CONLESS SALARY INCREASE FOR ABIA ASSEMBLY STAFF
By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has approved a 25 per cent increase under the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS) for eligible staff of the Abia State House of Assembly and its Service Commission.
The approval, which followed recommendations by a committee set up to review the salary structure, will take effect from January 2027.
According to a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, the implementation will make Abia the first state in the South-East to adopt CONLESS for its parliamentary staff.
The salary structure is applicable to legislative workers in the National Assembly, State Houses of Assembly and their respective service commissions.