The late Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, John Ampontuah Kumah, will be laid to rest on Saturday, May 18th, 2024. The final funeral rites will follow on Sunday, May 19th, 2024. John Kumah, 45, passed away earlier this month …
Read More »Former GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi Set to Contest Ejisu Parliamentary Seat Following John Kumah’s Passing
Former President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has expressed his intention to run in the upcoming by-election in the Ejisu constituency following the passing of John Kumah. During an interview in Kumasi at the launch of the New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti Regional Campaign team, Mr. Nyantakyi stated his …
Read More »“My husband didn’t die from food poisoning; he battled a terminal disease” – Lilian Kumah
Apostle Lilian Kumah, the widow of the late deputy Finance Minister and New Patriotic Party (NPP) member of Parliament for Ejisu in the Ashanti Region, has refuted claims that her husband, John Kumah, died from food poisoning. She clarified that he had been battling a severe illness for over a …
Read More »Wife of Late John Kumah Seeks Justice, Files Complaint Against Captain Smart
Apostle Lilian Kumah, the grieving widow of the late Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, took a courageous step on Friday, March 8, 2024, by filing a complaint at the Accra Central Police Headquarters against Captain Smart, a radio and TV presenter with Media General. Lilian Kumah’s action comes in response to …
Read More »Vice President Bawumia Mourns the Late John Kumah
Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed his condolences following the passing of Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah. Dr. Kumah, who also served as the Member of Parliament for the Ejisu constituency in the Ashanti Region, passed away on Thursday, …
Read More »John Kumah Allegedly Poisoned, Captain Smart Claims
In a recent development, a throwback video of Captain Smart, a controversial television and radio presenter at Onua TV, has surfaced online, where he predicted the death of the Deputy Finance Minister of Ghana, John Kumah, shortly before his passing. In the video circulating on social media, Captain Smart can …
Read More »Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah Dies at 45
The sudden demise of Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Kumah, has left the nation mourning. Sources close to the family confirmed to Citi News that the 45-year-old MP passed away after a brief illness, leaving behind a wife and six children. John Ampontuah Kumah, affectionately …
Read More »Government Raises GH¢1.19bn from E-Levy in 2023 – John Kumah
Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Kumah, has revealed that the government garnered GH¢1.19 billion in revenue from the E-levy in 2023. These funds were allocated to the YouStart Programme, the Ghana Enterprise Agency, and the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme to tackle unemployment. Dr. Kumah made this known in …
Read More »Government Won’t Struggle To Pay Salaries In The Next 3 Months – Dep. Finance Minister
The Deputy Minister of Finance, John Kumah has scoffed off reports that the bad economic situation facing the country will become dire in the next few months. He said assertions that it will be difficult to pay salaries of civil servants and other government workers in the next 3 months …
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