Former Vice President and 2024 Flagbearer of the (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed disbelief at the death of the Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Kumi.
Speaking when he accompanied some leading party members to commiserate with the family on Tuesday, July 7, 2025, he stated, "Yesterday, during our National Executive Committee meeting, we had to cancel proceedings upon hearing the news.
For me, I just cannot understand his sudden demise. "He was a great friend, and I supported him throughout his campaign in Akwatia.
In Parliament, he was one of the MPs who always stood by me.