{"id":159805,"date":"2024-03-07T21:07:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T21:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/07\/npp-mourns-john-kumah-directs-party-flags-to-fly-at-half-mast\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T21:07:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T21:07:55","slug":"npp-mourns-john-kumah-directs-party-flags-to-fly-at-half-mast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/07\/npp-mourns-john-kumah-directs-party-flags-to-fly-at-half-mast\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP mourns John Kumah, directs party flags to fly at half-mast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The New Patriotic Party is mourning the tragic demise of the late Deputy Minister for Finance and MP for Ejisu,\u00a0 Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kumah died on Thursday, March 7, 2024, after a brief illness as disclosed by a close family source.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP in a statement signed by the party\u2019s General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua expressed sadness at the loss of the Deputy Finance Minister and extended heartfelt condolences to his family, particularly his wife and children, as well as the people of Ejisu.<\/p>\n<p>In honour of his memory, the Party has directed that all party flags fly at half-mast for the next seven days.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some key figures including the President and the vice President, the majority leader have all paid their tribute to the late MP.<\/p>\n<p>Akufo-Addo in his statement released on Thursday, said, \u201cI am deeply saddened by the tragic news of the sudden death of the Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament for Ejisu, Hon. John Ampontuah Kumah, whose untimely passing has left us all bereft of a bright, energetic light in our midst.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the full statement below<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1026424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Capture-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"899\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Patriotic Party is mourning the tragic demise of the late Deputy Minister for Finance and MP for Ejisu,\u00a0 Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah. Dr. Kumah died on Thursday, March 7, 2024, after a brief illness as disclosed by a close family source. The NPP in a statement signed by the party\u2019s General Secretary, Justin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":159798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NPP mourns John Kumah, directs party flags to fly at half-mast - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/07\/npp-mourns-john-kumah-directs-party-flags-to-fly-at-half-mast\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NPP mourns John Kumah, directs party flags to fly at half-mast - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The New Patriotic Party is mourning the tragic demise of the late Deputy Minister for Finance and MP for Ejisu,\u00a0 Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah. 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