The Member of for Oforikrom in the Ashanti Region, Michael Aidoo, has detailed how the late Member of for Akwatia in the Eastern Region, Ernest Yaw Kumi, endured humiliation before eventually being sworn in as an MP.
According to him, during the swearing-in of Members of on January 7, 2025, Kumi was subjected to intense scrutiny by the and the Ghana Armed Forces, who used sniffing dogs to search for him around the parliamentary premises.
The security agencies reportedly attempted to block his swearing-in due to uncertainties surrounding his election at the time.
Speaking in an interview on Oyerepa TV on July 18, 2025, the Oforikrom MP explained that security operatives searched vehicles and combed the entire environment of with sniffer dogs in an effort to locate Kumi and prevent him from entering the chamber.
