The death of John Kumah on March 5, 2024, has sparked a reaction from the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Mustapha Gbande, the Deputy General Secretary of the party, expressed their intention to investigate the late Deputy Finance Minister’s death if the NDC assumes power.
Gbande emphasized the importance of prioritizing the safety of politicians in Ghana and preventing similar incidents, particularly in light of speculation that the late politician may have been poisoned.
He said this in a recent interview with TV3. Here’s what he said:
“I’ve heard a lot of rumours about his untimely death, and we believe that it is not a natural death. We are very sensitive to the times that we find ourselves in, and we give full respect to our brother, whom we have lost.
I think that as a nation, we must begin to take stock of these surprise losses. We lost a politician today, and no one wants to know the cause of death, so it frightens people that a young man, Deputy Finance Minister, and we are being told that it has something to do with politics.
We believe that, at the right time, we will be going into the issues surrounding the purported death of our colleague and our brother.
We should never allow this to go down the drain. In times past we were here when a member of parliament was in his house and was killed in cold blood and till today nothing has happened. Here it is again another one is gone and we must now interrogate these deaths and surprises that it brings to the nation.”
