The Ashanti Region’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that a definitive decision regarding the party’s participation in the upcoming Ejisu by-election will be made on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

This statement is in response to the by-election that the Electoral Commission (EC) scheduled for April 30, 2024, following John Kumah’s death on March 7, 2024.

After a brief illness, 45-year-old John Kumah passed away, leaving behind his wife and six children.

The NDC’s Ashanti Regional Secretary, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, confirmed that the party will soon make clear its position on the election in an interview that aired on Citi TV on Monday, April 9.

He went on to say that the party has already selected a candidate for the district and is just waiting on the national leadership to provide guidance.

“We in the NDC are far ahead in terms of the processes leading into this by-election, and we have a candidate already.

“We had not earlier come out with a firm stance on whether we were participating or not because we were hoping and waiting to hear the date and the declaration that the seat is vacant.

“So we are considering a lot of things on our desk and I am very sure that we will be guided by all the research work that has been done and I am sure that by Tuesday, we will be able to put to rest all the debate on whether we are contesting or not,” he explained.