{"id":143686,"date":"2024-01-26T08:49:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T08:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/26\/john-kumah-acclaimed-as-npp-parliamentary-candidate-for-ejisu\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T08:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T08:49:53","slug":"john-kumah-acclaimed-as-npp-parliamentary-candidate-for-ejisu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/26\/john-kumah-acclaimed-as-npp-parliamentary-candidate-for-ejisu\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kumah acclaimed as NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Ejisu"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The auditorium of the Church of Pentecost at Ejisu witnessed a full gathering on Wednesday, January 24, as chiefs and constituents convened for an acclamation ceremony honoring the Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Ampontuah Kumah.<gwmw style=\"display:none;\"\/><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the New Patriotic Party\u2019s Parliamentary primaries, the Ejisu MP secured an uncontested victory, necessitating the party&#8217;s constitutional requirement of an acclamation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Deputy Finance Minister, Mr. Ampontuah Kumah stands out as the first incumbent MP in the Ejisu Constituency to go unopposed. 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