Dr Bawumia expresses shock over Ernest Kumi’s death

Former Vice President and 2024 Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed disbelief at the death of the Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Kumi.

Speaking when he accompanied some leading party members to commiserate with the family on Tuesday, July 7, 2025, he stated, “Yesterday, during our National Executive Committee meeting, we had to cancel proceedings upon hearing the news. For me, I just cannot understand his sudden demise.

“He was a great friend, and I supported him throughout his campaign in Akwatia. In Parliament, he was one of the MPs who always stood by me. He visited me just last Friday at home, he wasn’t sick."

Dr Bawumia was accompanied by key figures of the NPP, including Members of Parliament and party executives.

The delegation, all clad in black, was received by grieving family members, who remain shocked by the sudden passing of the first-time legislator.

The party officials took turns to sign the book of condolence and offered words of comfort to the family.

Among the delegation were the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin; the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako; former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu; and former MP for Tema East, Daniel Titus Glover.

The late Ernest Kumi passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025.

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