Ebenezer Ahumah Djietor has been appointed as the new Clerk of Parliament.
Mr Djietor’s appointment follows the extra ordinary meeting of the Parliamentary Service Board in November, 2024.
At the meeting, three deputy clerks including Mr Djietor were interviewed for the position but the latter was appointed.
Mr Djietor, who is the Deputy Clerk of Corporate and Financial Management Services Division in Parliament will succeed the incumbent Clerk, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah.
Mr Nsiah turns 60 and will be due for retirement on February 2, 2025.
Mr Djietror is an experienced lawyer by profession and one of the longest-serving procedural clerks.
In addition to serving as the Clerk, he has in the past served as the clerk to various committees of Parliament including the committee on constitutional, legal and parliamentary affairs, the Business Committee, Committee on Judiciary as well as Committee on Foreign Affairs of parliament.
The Speaker of the Eight Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Board, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has already issued an appointment letter to the incoming Clerk, to enable him commence work from 1st January, 2025.
Mr Nsiah has in a letter signed by Speaker Bagbin been directed to proceed on his due annual leave on the 31st December, 2024.
Mr Djietrior is therefore expected to be in the chair to conduct the swearing in of newly elected members of Parliament and the speaker on the 7th of January, 2025.
The Speaker is expected to formally announce the appointment of the new clerk to
Parliament before the House rises sine dine for the Christmas holidays.
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