Ebenezer Kojo Kum, the Member of Parliament for Ahanta West Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is not deceased, according to a family member.
“It’s true that my brother was seriously ill, and we’re still praying for him after he was discharged from the hospital and treated at home,” the family member explained, “but he is not dead.”
This is in response to reports that the MP, who also serves as Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, is dead.
Rumours have been circulating that a by-election is on the way, which would have a significant impact on the makeup of the near-hanging Eighth Parliament.
Nana Mensah Kumah III of Turom, who styles himself as the Ahanta West MP’s senior brother, argues that the lawmaker is not dead in a WhatsApp audio message.
Speaking in Fante, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the death rumors that prompted the audio message.
He claims that if the minister of state had died, he would have been the first to know.
He requested prayers for Ahanta West MP, who has confirmed he is severely ill.
Political interests, according to Nana Kumah III, who worked as a manager for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) at one point.