Ernest Yaw Anim sworn in as Kumawu MP

Ernest Yaw Anim has officially joined parliament after being elected as the Member of Parliament for Kumawu.

He took the oath of allegiance and the oath of a member of parliament to formalize his position.

Anim, who ran as the New Patriotic Party’s candidate in the Kumawu by-election, emerged as the winner on May 23. With a total of 15,264 votes, he surpassed the National Democratic Congress candidate, Kwasi Amankwaa, and two Independent Candidates, both named Kwaku Duah.

Amankwaa secured 3,723 votes, while Kwaku Duah (1) received 2,478 votes, and the other Kwaku Duah only managed to gather 62 votes.

The by-election was held following the passing of the previous incumbent MP, Philip Basoah, who died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after a brief illness.

Ernest Yaw Anim is a chartered accountant.

He was a senior Accountant at Vanguard Properties Development, Ghana.
He held several positions at Vanguard including Financial Controller where he managed an annual budget of over $4m on four different projects.

He also ensured compliance with all regulatory frameworks – companies code, and taxation.

Before joining Vanguard, he was an Account Officer at Millennium Development Authority Ghana. He has also worked as Assistant Manager, Tax Services for Nobisfields.

Ernest was a graduate assistant at Ohio University Economics Department and holds the following qualifications:

Masters of Financial Economics at Ohio University, Professional Certificate in Accounting from ACCA and B.Com from the University Of Cape Coast.

He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)