The Parliament of Ghana has appointed Mr. Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror as its new Clerk of Parliament, after going through a fierce competition with two others.
He succeeds the current Clerk of Parliament, Mr. Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah, who will be attaining the compulsory retirement age of sixty years on February 2, 2025.
The decision to settle on Mr. Djietror was by the Board of the Parliamentary Service at its extra ordinary meeting held last month.
Mr. Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror is an experienced lawyer by profession and one of the longest serving Procedural Clerks.
In addition to serving as the Clerk at the Table of the Legislative House, he has in the past served as the clerk to various committees of Parliament, including the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, the Business Committee, Committee on Judiciary as well as Committee on Foreign Affairs of Parliament.
A statement leased by the Parliamentary Service on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 revealed that the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has already issued an appointment letter to the incoming Clerk.
This is to enable him to commence work from January 1, 2025 following a directive from the Speaker to Mr. Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah to proceed on his due annual leave.
Swearing-in of new MPs
One of the visibly main tasks that will welcome the newly appointed Clerk to Parliament is to Chair and oversee the swearing-in of newly elected Members of Parliament and the Speaker for the 9th Parliament on January 7, 2025.
The incoming Clerk to Parliament is expected to conduct proceedings of the House without any difficulty.
The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin is expected to formally announce to the House about the appointment of the new Clerk to honourable Members, before the House rises Sine Die for the Christmas holidays.
By Stephen Odoi-Larbi
