Kumawu MP, Philip Basoah dies aged 54

The Member of Parliament for the Kumawu Constituency in the Ashanit Region, Philip Basoah has died aged 54.

Mr. Basoah is said to have died last night, but further details on his passing are immediately not known.

He first came to Parliament in 2017 after winning in the 2016 general elections in the Kumawu constituency.

Prior to sailing to Parliament, Mr. Basoah was Chief Executive for the Sekyere East District from June 2005 to January 2009. He was also a tutor at the Agogo Senior High School.


He was a member of the governing New Patriotic Party.

In the 2016 Ghana general elections, he won the parliamentary seat with 21,794 votes making 78.2% of the total votes cast.

In the 2020 Ghana general elections, he won the parliamentary seat with 14,960 votes making 51.1% of the total votes cast.

SOurce: citinews

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