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Armand Mouko
BBC Afrique
Senegal's national electoral Tributes are being paid to Ghana's Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah, who died of an undisclosed illness on Thursday.
commission says there's no cause for alarm over its preparedness to conduct He was aged 45.
the presidential election on 24 March. Kumah died in the company of his doctor while an ambulance was taking him from Ejisu - the constituency where was MP - to the capital, Accra, about 235km (146 miles) away.
It's been a joyful mood in Senegal as the government finally fixed a day for the delayed presidential election. "We
But there are concerns the electoral commission may not have enough time. decided this morning to take him to Accra so that he takes the next available
The commission has assured Senegalese that they have nothing to worry about, with an official telling the BBC that they are not under any pressure. flight to continue his treatment in Germany," Kumah's spokesperson,
The official said electoral materials had already been sent to the regional offices and their teams mobilised before elections were postponed early last month. Bismarck Owusu Twumasi, told Ghana's Citi
The move to hold elections before 2 April, when the mandate of President Macky Sall comes to an end, ends the crisis that divided the country and led to protests for weeks. FM radio station on Thursday.
Prior to Wednesday's announcement, authorities had attempted to postpone the original 25 February poll to December, which resulted in the political crisis. "Unfortunately he was not fit
enough to board the plane so we decided to take [an] ambulance and take him to
Accra," Mr Twumasi added.
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has led the country in paying tributes to Mr Kumah.
"His warmth, humility, and genuine concern for others endeared him to me and to all who crossed his path," President Akufo-Addo said on X.
The president also highlighted Kumah's "unwavering dedication to service, his tireless commitment to the betterment of our nation, and his profound passion for uplifting the lives of the people of Ejisu and Ghana".
Mr Twumasi said Kumah's demise was a loss to his constituents.
Kumah was also a lawyer, preacher and entrepreneur.
He is survived by a wife and six children.
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