The Kumawu constituency by-election has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 23, 2023 according to a statement from the Electoral Commission.
There would be a by-election to elect a new lawmaker for Kumawu following the death of the Member of Parliament for the constituency Philip Basoah.
According to the Electoral Commission, nominations will be received at the Setwere Kumawu District Office of the Commission from 2nd May 2023 to 5th May 2023 between the hours of 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on each day.
Meanwhile, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has cleared six aspirants to contest for the seat with the party scheduling April 23, 2023 as date to select a candidate for the by-election.
Those who have picked the forms on the ticket of the NPP are the current Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Services (GHS), Dr Aboagye Dacosta; a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumawu, Opanyin Yaw Baah; Obaapa Ama Serwaa, Ernest Anim, Dr Philip Yaw Barnor, Edward Kofi Osei, Kwame Appiah Kubi and Owusu Bempah.
