{"id":159632,"date":"2024-03-07T15:10:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/07\/deputy-finance-minister-john-kumah-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T15:10:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:10:35","slug":"deputy-finance-minister-john-kumah-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/07\/deputy-finance-minister-john-kumah-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Kumah has been reported dead.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the family confirmed to Citi News that the 45-year-old MP reportedly died after a short illness.<\/p>\n<p>He left behind a wife and six children.<\/p>\n<p>John Ampontuah Kumah, popularly called Lawyer John Kumah, in Ejisu, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, was commonly described by his constituents as a man of integrity with a focus on job creation and inspires hope for the future in both young and old.<\/p>\n<p>He was the founding Managing Director of Majak Associates Ltd, a building and construction firm with footprint construction projects all over Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Upon becoming a lawyer, he founded the Aduaprokye Chambers and was the Managing Partner of the law firm, until the President appointed him as CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>At the helm of NEIP, he oversaw the training of 45,000 start-ups in three years, under the Presidential Business Support Programme, and supported 10,000 beneficiaries, leading to the creation of numerous jobs for the youth all over\u00a0the\u00a0country.<\/p>\n<p>He has over 17 years of continuous working and leadership experience which exhibits his creativity, innovation and resourcefulness in creating jobs, promoting entrepreneurship, and supporting youth development.<\/p>\n<p>He was adjudged the most Efficient, Prominent Government Appointee in 2018 and was listed among President Akufo Addo\u2019s top 20 Most Humble and Respectful Appointees in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>As a loyal member of the NPP, he worked for the party from the grassroots since 1992. He was the founding father of the Young Patriots, a youth political activist and pressure group of NPP.<\/p>\n<p>He was a member of the Communication Team of the NPP.<\/p>\n<p>In fulfilment of promises made to his constituents in Ejisu, he successfully solicited and secured substantial funding to execute several infrastructure and job creation projects in the constituency.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Kumah has been reported dead. Sources close to the family confirmed to Citi News that the 45-year-old MP reportedly died after a short illness. He left behind a wife and six children. 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