An application seeking a review of the bail conditions of the Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been withdrawn.
The application, filed on Friday, May 30, 2025, had requested the court to reconsider the bail terms based on grounds outlined in the accompanying affidavit. The motion was scheduled for hearing on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
However, private legal practitioner and NPP Director of Legal Affairs, Gary Nimako Marfo, on Monday, June 2, withdrew the application.
Although the reasons for the discontinuation are not immediately known, Wontumi’s lead counsel, Andy Appiah-Kubi, earlier confirmed that all the necessary documentation for the two justified sureties has now been completed.
Chairman Wontumi was arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on Tuesday, shortly after leaving the CID headquarters in Accra. His arrest has drawn widespread criticism from within the NPP.
He remains in custody after initially failing to meet his bail conditions of GH₵50 million with two justified sureties, amid reports of ill health.
Last week, the Minority in Parliament and some NPP members stormed EOCO’s headquarters to protest the bail conditions, describing them as excessive and unreasonable.
Former Vice President and 2024 NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, also visited him in a show of solidarity after he was moved to the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) headquarters on Friday.
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