The Electoral Commission of Ghana has announced that the by-election for Kumawu will come off on May 23.
The EC revealed in a release that nominations will be received at the Setwere Kumawu District Office of the Commission from 2nd May 2023 to 5th May 2023 between the hours of 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on each day.
Six Parliamentary aspirants for the Kumawu constituency have been cleared by the New Patriotic Party to contest for the seat.
The NPP has set Sunday, April 23, 2023, to select a candidate ahead of the by-election at Kumawu.
Those who have picked the forms on the ticket of the NPP are the current Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Services (GHS), Dr Aboagye Dacosta; a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumawu, Opanyin Yaw Baah; Obaapa Ama Serwaa, Ernest Anim, Dr Philip Yaw Barnor, Edward Kofi Osei, Kwame Appiah Kubi and Owusu Bempah.
The Kumawu seat became vacant following the death of the Member of Parliament for the constituency Philip Basoah.
He died at the age of 53 at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
He was born November 18, 1969, in Kumawu, Ashanti Region.
Philip Basoah obtained a B.ed from Cape Coast University and a Master's from the Paris Graduate School of Management.
He worked as the Projects Coordinator, at the Ashanti Regional Division from 2009 to 2012 at the Ghana Education Service.
He was also the District Chief Executive at the Ministry of Local Government for the Sekyere East District from June 2005 to January 2009.
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