The narrative surrounding the sudden demise of the Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi, has taken an surprising flip.
In a startling revelation, Eugene Opoku-Acheampong, the late MP’s uncle, has claimed that his nephew’s demise was not pure however spiritually orchestrated.
Mr Kumi tragically handed away on Monday, 7 July 2025, following a short sickness. The precise explanation for demise has but to be disclosed.
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Talking in an interview with Motion TV on Tuesday, 8 July, Mr Opoku-Acheampong—who additionally serves because the NPP’s constituency secretary in Akwatia—revealed that many individuals had predicted a by-election within the constituency even earlier than the MP’s passing.
He acknowledged:
It was not God’s will for him to die. It was religious, not pure, and I need each Ghanaian to know that. He went via a lot hardship since getting into politics. After the elections, so many individuals started saying there would quickly be a by-election. What does that imply?
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Whereas expressing reluctance to say names, he added:
I’m positive somebody was concerned. He was killed spiritually, and I say that emphatically. We don’t take religious issues to courtroom in Ghana, so I can’t title anybody. However it was an open secret that many individuals—particularly his opponents—have been claiming there would quickly be a by-election in Akwatia.
Mr Kumi entered Parliament on the ticket of the opposition New Patriotic Get together (NPP) after a fiercely contested 2024 common election. He secured 19,269 votes to defeat the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Henry Yiadom Boakye, who garnered 17,206 votes.
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Nevertheless, his victory was challenged and have become the topic of a chronic authorized battle.
Throughout his time in Parliament, he served diligently on each the Lands and Pure Sources Committee and the Home Committee.
