The (NDC) caucus in has selected the Member of for Akatsi South, Bernard Ahiafor, to serve as the First Deputy Speaker of the 9th .
Bernard Ahiafor, who hails from the Volta Region, is expected to be sworn in at midnight on January 7, 2025.
His nomination as First Deputy Speaker in the incoming follows a meeting of the NDC caucus on Monday, January 6, 2025, during which Bernard Ahiafor was agreed upon for the position.
Article 95(1) of the 1992 Constitution states that there shall be a Speaker of elected by the members of from among persons who are members of or qualified to be elected as members of .
