Benard Antwi Bosiako and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia

Former Vice President and 2024 of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin were unsuccessful in their attempt to visit Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, at the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) headquarters on Friday, May 30, 2025.

Although Bawumia was granted permission to enter the premises of the NIB, he was unable to see Chairman Wontumi.

“We heard that Wontumi was arrested and has been held in custody by EOCO, so we wanted to see him and check on his well-being. We made those arrangements. Unfortunately, we are here, but the NIB and EOCO feel that the crowd is such that they are unable to bring him here at the moment, and they would have to make proper arrangements to bring him so that we can see him. We are going to continue to make those arrangements.

“We are very disappointed in our inability to see him because we had made prior arrangements, and so we have expressed our disappointment. We want to continue and make sure that we can see him,” he stated.

The former Vice President assured NPP supporters that the party would pursue all legal avenues to challenge Wontumi’s detention and the contested bail terms.

“We are going to follow due process, the legal process, to ensure that he is released as soon as possible,” he added.

Wontumi is currently under investigation for alleged involvement in multiple criminal offenses, including fraud, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering.

Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem-Sai, has disclosed that a second phase of the investigation reportedly links Wontumi to a wider international organized crime syndicate.

Despite being granted bail in the amount of GH¢50 million, his legal team has not been able to satisfy the conditions required for his release, leaving Wontumi in continued detention.

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