The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has declared the Kumawu seat vacant.
The declaration follows the passing of the Member of Parliament (MP), Philip Basoah on Tuesday, March 28.
Alban S.K. Bagbin on Friday, before the house going recess said the Electoral Commission (EC) has written to inform him about his passing.
The former Nadowli-Kaleo lawmaker thud declared the seat vacant.
Following this, the EC will conduct a bye-election within the next ninety days in accordance with Section 3 of the EC’s Amendment Act 1996 ACT 52.
Mr Basoah was confirmed dead in the early hours of Tuesday, March 28 according to a family source.
He died at the age of 53 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Mr Philip Basoah was born on Tuesday, November 18, 1969.
The former MP was one of three MPs who were absent from Parliament on Friday, March 24, during the voting of some six new Ministers appointed by President Akufo-Addo.
The late Mr Basoah was a member of the sixth and seventh Parliament.
Before being an MP, he was a Chief Executive for the Sekyere East District from June 2005 to January 2009 and was also a Tutor at the Agogo State College.
Until his death, Basoah was the Chairman of the Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises Committee of Parliament.
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