Following the passing of the late Philip Basoah on March 28, 2023, Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin declared the Kumawu Parliamentary seat vacant.
After being discovered unconscious in his room on Friday, March 24, the 54-year-old late Kumawu MP was taken to the hospital and later passed away there.
Speaker Bagbin revealed before Parliament adjourned for the weekend on Friday, March 31, that the Electoral Commission had been officially notified of the MP’s passing and was awaiting the holding of a byelection within the following ninety days in accordance with Section 3 of the EC’s Amendment Act 1996 ACT 52.
In a tribute to the late Mr. Basoah, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) described him as “a gentle and astute politician whose contributions to the party, constituents, and the development of Ghana through his work in Parliament cannot be overemphasized.”
