The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), has appointed Barr. Kamoru Ogunlana as Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA).
According to a letter dated November 6, 2024 by the Executive Chairman of NASC, Engr. Ahmed Kadi Amshi, the appointment of Ogunlana would take effect from February 2, 2025.
The NASC said that his appointment was in recognition of his hard work and administrative competence.
It charged him to continue to uphold the confidence reposed in him.
The appointment of Ogunlana followed the pre-retirement notice the NASC sent to the incumbent CNA, Sani Magaji Tambawal, notifying him of his retirement from the service of the National Assembly effective February 2, 2025.
The Commission informed Tambawal of the appointment of Ogunlana as his successor at its 610th meeting held on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
The NASC said that 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 LGA of Ogun State, was born on June 22, 1967 in Tiko town, South-West, Cameroon.
He holds a degree in Law from 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 NBA and 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 1st National Assembly of the 4th Republic on 8th June 1999, he was converted to a Legislative Officer and re-deployed 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 the 29th March, 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 (Feb 2017 – Aug 2020); Director, Committee Services Department, House of Representatives (Aug 2020 – April 2022); 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 trainings 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 some major bills passed by the National Assembly from 1999 till date.
Ogunlana is a God-fearing, family-oriented person who enjoys football, watching combat sports, travelling, and reading.
