President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reacted to the untimely demise of Member of Parliament for Kumawu Constituency, Philip Basoa which was announced yesterday.

In a statement the President noted that “I have been shocked and saddened by the news of the tragic death of the Member of Parliament for Kumawu, Hon Philip Basoa. All of us in the NPP were hopeful his health condition would take a turn for the better, but, alas, our ways are not God’s ways, neither are our thoughts.”

He added that “I had the opportunity of knowing Hon. Basoa quite well, and, in that time, he proved to be a devoted adherent of the Danquah-Dombo-Busia tradition, who never wavered in the belief that the NPP was the only political party that had the welfare of the country at heart. Indeed, he comes from a family with a long history of public service not only to the people of Kumawu, but also to Mother Ghana. He will be missed by all those who knew and met him.”

“I extend my sincere condolences to his widow and children, to the Chairman and members of the NPP, and to the Chiefs and people of Kumawu, whom he so faithfully represented right till the very end,” the statement said.

“May his soul rest in perfect  peace until the last day of the resurrection when we shall all meet again. Amen!!,” he added