Former Bantama MP, Okyem Aboagye dead

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Banatama Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Daniel Okyem Aboagye has passed on.

The former legislator reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday morning (September 23) after a short illness.

Majority Leader and MP for Suame, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu confirmed his death on Hello FM in Kumasi.

In 2015, he successfully competed in and emerged victorious in the NPP parliamentary primaries for the Bantama constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He went on to secure this parliamentary seat during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections.

However, in June 2020, he faced defeat in his quest to retain representation for the New Patriotic Party, as he lost in the party primaries to Francis Asenso-Boakye. Asenso-Boakye subsequently became the elected member of parliament for the Bantama constituency.

The businessman after spending one term in Parliament became a spokesperson for the New Patriotic Party (MP) on economic issues.