Former GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi Hospitalized Ahead of Ejisu by-election

Former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been admitted to the hospital just hours before the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primary in the Ejisu Constituency scheduled for Saturday, April 13, 2024.

Reports indicate that Nyantakyi, one of nine candidates contesting the election, fell ill while in a meeting with his supporters at Akyawkrom, a suburb of Ejisu, on Friday, April 12, 2024 evening.

Eyewitnesses stated that he began to stumble with his hand on his head before being assisted and promptly taken to a hospital for medical attention. A picture of Nyantakyi lying on a hospital bed with a drip attached has surfaced online.

Meanwhile, preparations for the NPP’s parliamentary primary are underway despite Nyantakyi’s hospitalization. The primary was called following the passing of the late MP John Kumah on March 7, 2024.

All nine aspirants cleared by the vetting committee will compete for candidacy in the party’s parliamentary primary in the Ejisu Constituency.

The candidates include Kwabena Boateng, Dr. Evans Duah, Klinsman Karikari Mensah, Helena Mensah, Jacqueline Abena Pokua Amoah-Boaitey, Portia Baffoe Abronye, Kwesi Nyantakyi, Aaron Prince Duah, and Yaa Akyawmaa Aboagye.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set the by-election for April 30, 2024.

John Kumah, aged 45, passed away after a brief illness, leaving behind a wife and six children.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is still deliberating whether to participate in the by-election, while former Member of Parliament for the area, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has confirmed his decision to run as an independent candidate.