NPP approves details for Kumawu Parliamentary primary

The leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has approved details for holding a Parliamentary primary in the Kumawu Constituency in the Ashanti Region.

The sitting Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kumawu Constituency, Mr Philip Basoah died on Monday, March 27 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he had been on admission for a severe ailment.

In a tweet on Tuesday morning, the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh confirmed his death.

Philip was born on November 18, 1969. He hails from Kumawu in the Ashanti region of Ghana.

Following Mr Basoah’s death, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, declared the seat vacant and instructed the Clerk-to-Parliament to write officially to the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct a by-election in the area.

“I request you to take appropriate consequential action as required by law,” he said in a letter dated March 31, 2023, in which he directed the Clerk-to-Parliament to write to the EC.

The Speaker’s action is in accordance with Section 3 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana (Amendment) Act 1996, Act 527.

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In response to the Speaker’s call, the leadership of NPP at its National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council meetings held on Monday, April 3, 2023, has set Tuesday, April 11, 2023, as the date for the opening of nomination and will close it on April 14, 2023.

The party will hold the Kumawu primary on Sunday, April 23, 2023.

The General Secretary of the party, Justin Kodua Frimpong, in a statement dated April 6, 2023, said “The party has also approved detailed rules and regulations to govern the conduct of the parliamentary primary election which would be made available to stakeholders. However, nomination forms will be available at the constituency party office for purchase.”