Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwarts are expected in the coming days to pay a courtesy call on President John Mahama to plead for clemency for Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi.
This was disclosed by the Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen.
Although he did not provide a specific date for the visit or name the members of the delegation, Dr. Afriyie indicated that the initiative has Wontumi’s full backing.
“I spoke to Wontumi and suggested that we should go and beg, and he agreed. So we are ready to go and apologise to President Mahama. We will plead with him to exercise restraint,” he said.
Chairman Wontumi is currently under investigation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for alleged financial offences, including fraud and money laundering.
The Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem-Sai, has also linked the matter to a possible international organised crime syndicate.
Wontumi spent nearly six days in EOCO custody following his arrest on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. All initial attempts to secure his release on bail proved futile.
He was eventually granted bail on June 2, 2025, after meeting the bail conditions of GH₵50 million with two sureties to be justified.