Clerk of Parliament summons MPs-Elect to sit midnight of Jan 7

Ebenezer Azumah Djietro, the Clerk to Parliament, has announced that the Ninth Parliament will officially convene at the Parliament House following the dissolution of the Eighth Parliament.

The first sitting is scheduled to begin at 12:05 amon Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

The session will focus on the election of the new Speaker of Parliament and two deputies. Additionally, the newly elected Members of Parliament and the Speaker will take their oaths of office.

In the meantime, the House has already approved the 2025 mini-budget for the incoming government. The outgoing administration is also expected to hand over power to the incoming John Mahama government later that day.