Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi faces members of the Kumasi Traditional Council which will decide the fate of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The embattled Chairman Wontumi has been on the wanted list of the second-highest decision-making body of the Asante Kingdom, whose membership is limited to traditional leaders.
Members of the Kumasi Traditional Council on Thursday, January 22, 2024, directed the NPP, led by its General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, to produce Chairman Wontumi to appear before them over alleged derogatory remarks against the Asantehene.
An invitation letter signed by the Registrar of the Council, Kwame Adusei Agyemang, inviting Nananom to reconvene for the meeting read in part, ”Greetings Nananom, this is to respectfully inform you of the Kumasi Traditional Council’s sitting scheduled for Monday, January 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. prompt. Please endeavor to attend.
Despite failing to honor Nananom’s invitation on health grounds, Mr. Antwi Boasiako was spotted in the Bantama Constituency during the NPP’s Parliamentary Primaries on Saturday, January 27, 2024, where he told journalists he was healthy.
The Kumasi Traditional Council, the largest traditional council in Ghana, is the second-largest decision-making body after the Asanteman Council. Chiefs from 77 suburbs of Kumasi are members
Acting President Bantamahene, Baffuor Owusu Amankwatiah VI, is expected to hold the fort for the overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who missed the last meeting.
