Parliament has sworn in the newly-elected Member of Parliament for the Kumawu constituency, Ernest Yaw Anim.
Mr Anim was sworn in on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, as Parliament reconvened from its recess.
Speaker of Parliament administered the oath of office and oath of allegiance to Mr Anim who has assumed his role in parliament as a new MP.
Anim, representing the governing New Patriotic Party, emerged victorious in the Kumawu by-election held on May 23, 2023.
Garnering an impressive 15,264 votes, he outperformed his competitors: Kwasi Amankwaa from the National Democratic Congress and two Independent Candidates, both named Kwaku Duah.
Amankwaa secured 3,723 votes, while Kwaku Duah (1) received 2,478 votes. The other Kwaku Duah managed only 62 votes.
The by-election was conducted following the unfortunate passing of the former MP, Philip Basoah, who succumbed to a short illness at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
