The Parliamentary Service Board has named Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror as the new Clerk of Parliament.
This decision was reached during an extraordinary meeting of the Board in November 2024, where three deputy clerks were interviewed for the position.
Djietror’s appointment follows the impending retirement of the current Clerk, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah, who turns 60 and reaches the mandatory retirement age on February 2, 2025.
A seasoned lawyer and one of the longest-serving procedural clerks, Djietror boasts a distinguished career in parliamentary service. He has served as Clerk at the Table and clerked for various committees, including Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs; Business; Judiciary; and Foreign Affairs Committees.
The Rt. Hon. Speaker of the Eighth Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has issued an appointment letter to Djietror, effective January 1, 2025. Nsiah has been directed to proceed on annual leave from December 31, 2024, ahead of his retirement.
Djietror is expected to conduct the swearing-in of newly elected Members of Parliament and the Speaker on January 7, 2025.
Touted as the most experienced procedural clerk and the longest-serving clerk at the Table, he is anticipated to conduct proceedings without any difficulty.
The Rt. Hon. Speaker is expected to formally announce the appointment of the new Clerk to Honourable Members of Parliament before the House rises sine die for the Christmas holidays.
