Following the untimely demise of the Member of Parliament for Ejisu, in the Ashanti region, Hon. John Kumah, the electoral commission is organizing a by-election as prescribed by law, however, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set not to partake in the contest.

In an official statement by the party’s General Secretary, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stated that it will not partake in the Ejisu by-election scheduled for April 30.

According to Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the party is focusing on the December 7 general elections which is about some eight months away.

John Kumah, who was a deputy finance minister met his untimely death enroute to seek medical care on the 7th of March, 2024. His death has created a huge vacuum within the New Patriotic Party as well as Ghana’s parliament where he served as a representative of the people of Ejisu.

Following his demise, it is required by law that, a by election is held. In view of this, the NPP delegates in the constituency has elected Kwabena Boateng, the second Vice Chairman for the party in the constituency last Saturday, April 13 as their candidate for the by-election.

However, during a media interaction, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey highlighted the NDC’s decision to abstain from the by-election, emphasizing their commitment to the groundwork for the December polls.

Mr. Kwetey said, “NDC will officially not be taking part in the Ejisu by-election. We have already set into motion processes leading to December 7, just a few months away. We want to continue those processes and ensure that come December 7, we are prepared to combat in all the constituencies and Ejisu will be one of them. So for this particular by-election, NDC will not be part of it. We are very confident about the processes we have in place. We just want to make sure we have the time to implement them fully. And between now and December 7, we will be in the position to make sure we are deploying everything that we have done so that really will be the way we want to go."