Bawumia Disappointed After Failed Attempt to Visit Wontumi in Custody

‘Gh₵50m bail is very onerous’ - Dr Bawumia slams EOCO after failed attempt to secure Wontumi’s release - Live Ghana TV

Former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has strongly criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), over what he describes as an “onerous” GH₵50 million bail condition imposed on NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. Chairman Wontumi was arrested by EOCO on Tuesday, 27 May and has remained in custody …

Bawumia disappointed after failed attempt to visit Wontumi in custody

The 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed disappointment after he and other party officials were unable to visit the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, who is currently in custody. Dr. Bawumia addressed the media outside the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) headquarters in Accra […] The post Bawumia disappointed after failed attempt to visit Wontumi …

Bawumia calls GHS50 million bail for Wontumi ‘onerous’

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has described the GHS50 million bail set for Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, as “very onerous” and questioned how many people in Ghana could meet such conditions. Speaking to the media outside the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) headquarters in Accra on Friday, May 30, 2025, Dr. Bawumia said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership had made arrangements to visit their det…

We came to see Wontumi, but they said no – Bawumia opens up

Former Vice President and NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, together with Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, were turned away on Thursday when they attempted to visit embattled NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, at the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) in Accra. Chairman Wontumi, who was earlier picked up by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), is now in NIB custody as…

I’m disappointed we were unable to see Wontumi – Bawumia

Former Vice President and 2024 NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has voiced his disappointment after he and Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin were unable to meet with NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, at the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) headquarters in Accra. Wontumi, currently at the center of a criminal investigation led by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO),…

‘Gh₵50m bail is very onerous’ - Dr Bawumia slams EOCO after failed attempt to secure Wontumi’s release

Former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has strongly criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), over what he describes as an "onerous" GH₵50 million bail condition imposed on NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. Chairman Wontumi was arrested by EOCO on Tuesday, 27 May and has remained in custody s…