The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has pushed back against comments made by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, describing them as misleading and unfair.
Mr Frimpong, in a recent statement, urged the public to disregard pronouncements made by Chairman Wontumi and Bono Regional Chairman Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC), stressing that their remarks did not reflect the party’s official position.
But in a sharp response, Chairman Wontumi said the General Secretary’s statement wrongly cast him as antagonistic toward the party. He explained that his remarks were meant as constructive input to help the NPP secure victory in the 2028 elections under Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
Recalling the internal contests that led to John Agyekum Kufuor’s rise as flagbearer between 1995 and 1998, he argued that just as Kufuor gained momentum through strategy and preparation, the current leadership must also position itself strategically. According to him, Dr Bawumia now requires a relative advantage of about nine percent to secure victory in 2028.
“My role as Ashanti Regional Chairman keeps me close to the grassroots, where people share with me their expectations about the future direction of the party,” he said, stressing that his comments have always been grounded in honesty and not personal ambition.
He further rejected claims that he invoked the authority of the National Council in his remarks, calling such suggestions misleading. Chairman Wontumi also criticised Mr Frimpong for not seeking clarification before issuing his statement, warning of the risks of misinformation in the digital age.
“In this era where saboteurs can easily use tools such as AI to distort messages, it would have been prudent for Mr Frimpong to have reached out to me directly for clarification before putting out a statement that does not reflect the truth,” he stated.
Source: Adomonline
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