Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Occasion (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed profound shock on the premature demise of the Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi.
In line with Dr Bawumia, the late MP was not solely a colleague but additionally an in depth buddy, whom he had strongly supported throughout his parliamentary marketing campaign.
Mr Kumi tragically handed away on Monday, 7 July 2025, following a quick sickness. The precise reason for demise is but to be disclosed.
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Talking throughout a go to to the residence of the late MP on Tuesday, 8 July, Dr Bawumia prolonged his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved household, describing the loss as devastating for the social gathering and Parliament. He said:
We had been in a NEC assembly when Chairman Wontumi acquired the information and knowledgeable me. The assembly was instantly disrupted — we had been all in shock. Ernest was my buddy, and I supported him absolutely throughout his marketing campaign in Akwatia.
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Recalling his final interplay with the late MP, Dr Bawumia added:
He was one in every of my strongest supporters in Parliament. We even spoke on Friday, and he confirmed no indicators of sickness. I nonetheless don’t perceive how this occurred. This can be a enormous loss for the NPP, and we want to categorical our deepest sympathies to the household.
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Dr Bawumia was accompanied by Minority Chief Alexander Afenyo-Markin, a number of Members of Parliament, and different high officers of the NPP through the condolence go to.
The late Ernest Yaw Kumi entered Parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Occasion after a extremely contested 2024 normal election.
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Throughout his time in Parliament, Mr Kumi served with distinction on the Lands and Pure Assets Committee and the Home Committee.
