Commercial banks marketing executives jostled for the attention of senators and members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja, wooing them with gifts.

The most sought lawmakers were the new legislators, who were inaugurated in both chambers of the National Assembly only on Monday.

There are over 70 new senators, while in the House, the newcomers are 266.

The elegantly dressed executives, thronged the lobby of the Assembly, negotiating business deals with lawmakers.

A particular bank, known for its dominant green background colour, printed gift packs for the lawmakers.

The engaged the lawmakers were seen distributing the items to the legislators as they engaged the lawmakers excitedly at the lobby.

At the entrance to the chamber of the House of Representatives for example, the packs were lined out in several rows.

Each member was handed a pack as they emerged from the chamber.

Findings indicated that the discussions between the banks marketers and some of the lawmakers centered on the “possibility of opening accounts and accessing other offers such as loans and support services.”

One of the bank employees confided in our correspondent that they were “marketing the bank and its attractive offers.”

“These are our potential clients; there is nothing wrong in welcoming them to their new responsibilities as lawmakers with gift items,” the employee explained.

Checks conducted on the packs showed that they contained calendars, diaries and brochures on the business offers available at the bank.

The development came as hundreds of job seekers flooded the National Assembly on Tuesday.

The majority of them were seeking for opportunities to be picked as aides.

Investigations showed that some of them had served as aides to lawmakers who failed in their re-election bid on April 9.

However, there were more who came apparently in search of opportunities to work with the 266 new members and over 70 senators.

The job seekers filled every available space in the lobby and ran after legislators brandishing their CVs.

Security agents and the Sergeant-At-Arms, Col. Emeka Okere (retd), had a hard time trying to disperse the crowd of job seekers.

Carrying a loudspeaker, Okere consistently asked the crowd to disperse but the number overwhelmed him.