Tensions are rising within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following the unknown whereabouts of Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, after an encounter with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
Member of Parliament for Tema East, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has publicly accused EOCO of misleading the NPP and Wontumi’s legal team.
According to Titus-Glover, the party was led to believe that Wontumi would be allowed to receive medical treatment before the continuation of his interrogation.
“EOCO lied to us and him,” Titus-Glover said in an interview with Onua FM’s Nana Yaa Brefo.
“We haven’t finished the interrogation, so we will come back to continue, hopefully tomorrow, if his condition improves. Otherwise, he will remain there until doctors discharge him.”
However, Titus-Glover now claims that EOCO agents returned to the hospital and took Wontumi away.
“Hon. Appiah-Kubi informed us that he was at the hospital, but later, when we visited that hospital and other hospitals, we couldn’t find him,” he added.
Titus-Glover further suggested that the situation reflects a broader political dynamic, saying, “The NDC is teaching us how power can be used. We’re still looking for Wontumi.”
The ongoing confusion prompted a show of solidarity by NPP supporters, who flocked to EOCO’s premises in large numbers.
Their presence comes in response to Wontumi’s earlier arrest, which occurred shortly after he was questioned at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Accra.
The interrogation was reportedly linked to allegations of illegal mining operations, including activities in protected forest reserves.
As of this report, EOCO has not issued an official statement addressing the allegations or clarifying Wontumi’s current status.
