The legal team of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has successfully met the GH₵50 million bail conditions set by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
According to lead counsel Andy Appiah-Kubi, all the necessary documentation for the two sureties has been completed, with significant support from the former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong.
“We have been able to provide the sureties. That one, I can assure you,” he confirmed.
“I am very grateful to Honourable Bryan Acheampong, who has supported me in providing the documents. He has brought documents that are over and above the value of the money required,” Appiah-Kubi added.
Chairman Wontumi, who faces allegations of fraud and money laundering, was arrested and detained earlier this week. Although bail conditions—two sureties justified—have now been met, his release has been delayed due to a fresh court application filed by unknown persons.
“It is an application that was not filed by my good self… It prohibits us. We’ll deal with it on Monday,” the lawyer added.
The motion in question, filed by Marfo & Associates at the High Court in Accra, seeks a review of the bail conditions and may be aimed at either altering or suspending the terms previously set by EOCO. The exact content and legal grounds of the motion are yet to be made public, but sources close to the case suggest it could delay Wontumi’s release for several more days.
