Nana Asafo‑Adjei Ayeh, Member of Parliament for Bosome-Freho, has paid tribute to his late colleague, the former MP for Akwatia, Ernest Kumi, describing the relentless legal and political harassment he suffered during his brief tenure in parliament.
Speaking with visible pain and frustration during a panel discussion on Metro TV on Thursday, June 7, 2025, Asafo-Adjei highlighted the contrast between the stability enjoyed by other MPs and the ordeal Ernest endured despite winning his seat with a margin of over 2,000 votes. "There are people in parliament who are sitting there with less than 20 votes difference and they have peace, sound of mind and they are going about the business.
My brother won with over 2,000 votes difference, yet that young man could not have peace, could not have serenity to live as an MP," he lamented.
Ernest Kumi, who was sworn into office on January 7, 2025, tragically died exactly six months later, on July 7.
