The Church of Pentecost auditorium in Ejisu was filled to capacity on Wednesday, January 24, as chiefs and constituents gathered for an acclamation ceremony honoring the Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Ampontuah Kumah.

Having secured an uncontested victory in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary primaries, Mr. Ampontuah Kumah fulfilled the party's constitutional requirement of an acclamation.

Notably, as the Deputy Finance Minister, he stands as the first incumbent MP in the Ejisu Constituency to go unopposed.

Additionally, he is one of five NPP MPs in the Ashanti Region who faced no contest in the party’s Parliamentary primaries.

The acclamation event, overseen by officials from the Electoral Commission and attended by NPP regional executives, formally designated Mr. Ampontuah Kumah as the party's candidate for the upcoming 2024 Parliamentary elections.

Expressing gratitude to constituents after the acclamation, Mr. Kumah acknowledged their support, highlighting that going unopposed reflects the positive impact he is making in Ejisu. He reaffirmed his commitment to ongoing initiatives aimed at empowering the youth, advancing infrastructure development, and advocating tirelessly for the constituency's progress in Parliament.

“We are not just going to work in Ejisu, the entire Ashanti Region is going to be on our shoulders, and we are going to make sure to work hard to break the 8."

"We are going to do that through One on One, room-to-room campaign, Church-to-Church campaign, Mosque-to-mosque campaign, and it will be hard work from now until we meet the target,” he said.