The family of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu and Deputy Minister of Finance, Hon. John Kumah, have officially informed Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, of the demise of the former Member of Parliament.
The family who informed the House on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, were received by the First Deputy Speaker, Hon. Joseph Osei-Owusu and the leadership of the House.
The former Deputy Finance Minister died on Thursday, March 7, 2024, on arrival at the Suhum Government Hospital.
With the family officially informing the House of his demise, the clerk of Parliament is expected to inform the Electoral Commission of the vacancy for a by-election to be held in the Ejisu constituency to elect a new representative.
Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah was a lawyer and an Entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in leadership, creativity, innovation and resourcefulness in creating jobs and supporting youth development.
As the first chief executive officer for the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), he successfully positioned the NEIP as the enabler of the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Ghana. Under his leadership, the programme trained 7,000 startups in 2018 under the Presidential Business Support Programme and supported 1,350 beneficiaries with funds.
Prior to working for government, Kumah was the founding member and Managing Partner of Aduaprokye Chambers, a law firm. He also worked as the founder of Majak Associates Ltd, a building and construction company.
In November 2020, John Ampontuah Kumah received a Doctorate in Business Innovation from the Swiss Business School in Switzerland. Before then, he had acquired a Masters in Applied Business Research, at the same Business School in 2019.
The late MP left behind a wife and six children.