Otti Approves 25% Salary Increase For Abia Assembly Workers

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 the House of Assembly Service Commission.

The approval, which takes effect from January 2027, makes Abia the first state in the South-East to implement the salary structure for parliamentary workers.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday.

According to the statement, the approval followed a recommendation by the Committee on CONLESS.

“The 25℅ CONLESS approval was granted by the Governor on the recommendation of the Committee on CONLESS and the implementation takes effects from January 2027”.

CONLESS is the salary structure designed for legislative staff in the National Assembly, state Houses of Assembly and their respective service commissions.

Its implementation has remained outstanding in several states despite persistent demands by parliamentary workers for the adoption of the structure.

The statement said the governor’s approval demonstrated his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare, fairness and the strengthening of democratic institutions in the state.

The development is expected to improve the remuneration and welfare of eligible parliamentary staff in Abia, while aligning their salary structure with the framework applicable to legislative workers at the federal level.