President Akufo-Addo expressed his condolences to the family of the late Dr. John Kumah, Member of Parliament for Ejisu and Deputy Finance Minister, after being officially informed of his passing.
The President praised the late Minister as a vibrant member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) with the potential to achieve great heights in his political career.
He described Dr. Kumah, who passed away on March 7, as a truthful and hardworking young man and lamented his death as a painful loss.
The family of the late Minister, led by Kwasi Owusu Twumasi, the Spokesperson, accompanied by some NPP executives, paid a courtesy call on the President at the Jubilee House in Accra to inform him of the death.
They provided details of the sudden passing of the Minister and the scheduled one-week funeral observation on March 28 in Ejisu-Onwe, Ashanti Region.
President Akufo-Addo assured the family that he would attend the one-week funeral rites of the late Minister to pay his respects.
He had earlier in a tribute to the deceased, posted on social media, noted that: “He was a Ghanaian patriot par excellence”.
“His unwavering dedication to service, his tireless commitment to the betterment of our nation, and his profound passion for uplifting the lives of the people of Ejisu and Ghana were evident to all who had the privilege of knowing him.”
The President said he was saddened by the sudden exit of the Deputy Finance Minister, “whose untimely passing has left us all bereft of a bright, energetic light in our midst”.