An aide to the deceased Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah, Kwasi Owusu Twumasi, has emphatically refuted speculations regarding Dr. John Kumah's purported trip to India for medical treatment.

During an interview on Adom FM's morning show Dwaso Nsem Friday, he clarified that Dr. Kumah's visit to India was solely for official purposes.

“I would like to clarify that Dr. John Kumah never went to India for medical treatment. He only traveled there in 2018 with Dr. Awal for official work,” he stated.

John Kumah tragically passed away at the age of 45, leaving behind a wife and six children.

Reports indicate that Dr. Kumah was present on the floor of Parliament earlier in the week and was slated to participate in the debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday and Friday.

However, during the independence day anniversary celebration in his constituency in the Ashanti Region, his health deteriorated.

As a result, an ambulance was dispatched to transport him to Accra.

Regrettably, while en route, his condition worsened significantly, prompting the ambulance to divert to the Suhum Government Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.