Parliament Calls MPs for January 7 Session to Elect New Speaker
Session to Include Election of New Speaker, Deputy Speakers, and Swearing-In of Ninth Parliament Members
- Parliament has officially summoned all Members of Parliament to gather on Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- They are to elect a new Speaker and Deputy Speakers
- This session will replace the previously scheduled inauguration on Monday, January 6, at 11:00 p.m.
This session will replace the previously scheduled inauguration on Monday, January 6, at 11:00 p.m.
A statement from the Acting Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, explained that the adjustment aligns with the provisions of Article 124 of the Constitution and Order 8(2) of Parliament’s Standing Orders.
In the statement, Djietror announced:
“KNOW YE ALL MEN that in the exercise of the powers conferred on me as Acting Clerk to Parliament, I, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, appointed under Article 124 of the Constitution and pursuant to Order 8(2) of the Standing Orders of Parliament, do hereby appoint Parliament House, Accra, to be the place and five minutes past twelve midnight (12:05 a.m.) of Tuesday, the 7th day of January 2025 to be the time when Parliament shall sit to elect a Speaker and Deputy Speakers and for the administration of Oaths to the Speaker and Members of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic.”
This marks the beginning of the formal proceedings for the new parliamentary session.
