Media personality Afia Pokuaa has passionately urged the public to respect the family of the late John Kumah.
She emphasizes the need to avoid jumping to premature conclusions about his death and discouraged any attempts to exploit the situation for personal popularity.
The Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu, aged 45, passed away after a short illness. Speculations about poisoning arose, influenced by a video of Captain Smart and mentions of prophecies by Prophet Nigel Gaisie.
Reacting on Facebook, Afia Pokuaa shared a photo of John Kumah, stressing the need for sensitivity and discouraging attention-seeking behavior during this challenging time. She emphasized the importance of allowing the family space to mourn and heal, criticizing those exploiting the situation for popularity or prophetic marketing.
In her own words, Afia Pokuaa stated, “
Please Ghanafuo, we should be sensitive to the family🥺 We should stop trying to gain popularity, eyeballs, and prophesy marketing with someone’s death. Some media people and close friends knew Hon Kumah was sick last year. His condition got slightly aggravated in November(See Photo) Allow the family to MOURN AND HEAL and stop these cheap attention-seeking rants and prophesy marketing. Charlie, there are children to be looked after. Ahh what is this? Do we know what his wife is going through now? Instead of focusing on our own health, we are busy ranting about someone whose race has ended.
We behave as if we know it all yet WE WILL ALL DIE in our time. Aden‼️ It’s not even one week😭🙆🏿♀️.”
Meanwhile, Accra FM has confirmed that John Kumah was indeed poisoned. The station cited this information from Dominic Danquah, the special aide to John Kumah.
John Kumah, known as Lawyer John Kumah, confirmed to be poisoned per his special aide Dominic Danquah. Survived by a wife and six children, he was recognized for job creation efforts, heading NEIP and contributing significantly to youth employment. With over 17 years of leadership, he played key roles in the NPP, including founding the Young Patriots and securing funding for infrastructure and job creation projects in Ejisu.