The Parliamentary Service Board has appointed Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror as the new Clerk of Parliament during an extraordinary meeting in November 2024.
Reports indicate that three deputy clerks were examine for the position during the session. However, Djietror, a seasoned lawyer and one of Parliament’s longest-serving procedural clerks, stood out for his extensive experience with various committees, including those on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Business, Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs.
Further, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of the Eighth Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Board, has issued an appointment letter to Djietror, who will officially assume his role on January 1, 2025. As part of the transition, current Clerk Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah will take his annual leave starting December 31, 2024.
Djietror will oversee the swearing-in of newly elected Members of Parliament and the Speaker on January 7, 2025.
