Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has withdrawn an application at the High Court seeking a review of his bail conditions.
He filed the application at the High Court in Accra on May 30, 2025, and hearing of the motion had been scheduled for Tuesday, June 3.
However, Wontumi’s legal team withdrew the application on Monday, June 2, before the date of the hearing.
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.