The National Assembly Service Commission has approved the appointment of Kamoru Ogunlana as Clerk to the National Assembly.
The appointment of the lawyer was contained in a letter dated November 5, 2024, signed by NASC Executive Chairman, Ahmed Kadi Amshi.
Engineer Amshi said Ogunlana’s appointment takes effect from February 2, 2025.
While noting that Ogunlana’s appointment was in recognition of his hard work and administrative competence, the NASC Executive Chairman tasked him to continue to uphold the confidence reposed in him.
The appointment of Ogunlana followed the pre-retirement notice sent by the Commission to the incumbent CNA, Sani Magaji Tambuwal, of his retirement from the service of the National Assembly effective February 2, 2025.
The Commission also notified the outgoing CNA of the appointment of Ogunlana as his successor at its 610th meeting held on November 6, 2024.
According to the Commission’s letter, Ogunlana would oversee the office of the CNA “while working closely with you to ensure smooth transition until he takes over from you as the substantive Clerk to the National Assembly on February 2, 2025”.
Ogunlana, an indigene of Omu-Ijebu in the Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, was born on June 22, 1967 in Tiko town, South-West, Cameroon.
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He holds a degree in Law from the Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye, attended the Nigerian Law School in 1989/1990, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1990.
He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and International Bar Association (IBA).
Ogunlana began his career with the National Assembly Service on October 4, 1993 as a Litigation Officer II in the Legal Services Department.
After the inauguration of the first National Assembly of the Fourth Republic on June 8, 1999, he was converted to a Legislative Officer and redeployed in the House of Representatives as a Committee Clerk by the management of the National Assembly.
He serves as the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, a position he attained on March 29, 2023.
Before his appointment as the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, Ogunlana served in various capacities in the National Assembly Service: Director, Legislative Scrutiny and Research Department, House of Representatives (February 2017 – August 2020); Director, Committee Services Department, House of Representatives (August 2020 – April 2022); and Secretary, Legal Services Directorate (April 2022 – March 2023).
In addition, he was for several years the Clerk to the House of Representatives Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Justice, Federal Judiciary, and the National Assembly Joint Ad-hoc Committee on the Review of the Constitution.
Ogunlana had undergone extensive training as a Legal Officer and a Legislative Officer both internationally and locally, establishing himself as a seasoned draftsman and Legislative Officer.
He participated in the conception and drafting of several major bills passed by the National Assembly from 1999 to date.
Ogunlana is a family-oriented person who enjoys football, watching combat sports, travelling, and reading.
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