A video of the final resting place of the late former Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Kumi, has surfaced online.
The late MP Ernest Kumi was laid to rest in a fully furnished room with inscriptions of his initials, EK.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the viral video of the fully furnished resting place wrote, “This is a burial place befitting a legend. Looks like the first of its kind”.
Another netizen added, “Herh! I’m speechless…… I’m sure someone in the family doesn’t even have a place to stay. Someone in that family really needs help. Families in Ghana would prefer to spend millions for a funeral, but the living are cast out of the family because of poverty”.
A netizen added, “God made man in such a way to forget our pain after we lose someone so dear to us, so if you furnish a place like this and keep the corpse, you’re always going to have a recurring pain. Even if you want to do it should be far away from home”
“So what happened to using that money to build a school or dig a borehole to honour that person? Isn’t this government money they used for all these?” a netizen quizzed.
“Oh! But this is incomplete. They should have added. Dining table and chairs, a TV, marble kitchen counter tops, bathtubs and a Jacuzzi. Our society has gone mad., This is mediocrity, Nnkurases3m 100%”, a netizen added.
Meanwhile, Ernest Kumi died on Monday, July 7, 2025. He was serving as a first-term member of parliament after his victory in the 2024 elections.
He secured the seat for the NPP in a closely contested election marked by allegations of vote buying, irregularities at some polling stations, with his victory ending up in the court.
The lawmaker’s death comes just weeks after the Supreme Court overturned his contempt conviction related to the disputed 2024 parliamentary election results.
The late Ernest Kumi, in February 2025, was found guilty by the Koforidua High Court after he defied an interim injunction barring him from presenting himself for swearing-in as an MP.
The Koforidua High Court issued a bench warrant for his arrest, alluding to his failure to attend court hearings and his disregard for the court’s authority.
Also, Gary Nimako, the Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has revealed that the late Ernest Kumi wanted to resign from parliament.
According to Gary Nimako, Ernest Kumi intended to resign from Parliament just six days before his sudden death.
Speaking on Joy News on Tuesday, September 2, Gary Nimako stated, “Ernest Kumi said that he wants to resign from Parliament. Are you aware?
He said he was tired because of the harassment they were doing to him at the constituency. He was tired, he wanted to resign from parliament and go and stay at home,” Mr Nimako revealed.
Watch the video below:
Fully Furnished Resting Place Prepared for the Late Akwatia MP, Ernest Yaw Kumi.
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