A group in the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) by name NPP PATRIOTIC FRONTLINERS has condemned an open endorsement by the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Bosiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
According to the group, Chairman Wontumi endorsed Dr. Bawumia and ordered other constituency members, regional Ministers to also endorse Bawumia’s presidential ambition at the Lancaster Hotel formerly known as Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi on Friday 30th December, 2022.
This the group describes as insensitive, and illegal against the party’s rules of election, and further called for the resignation of the Regional Chairman.
In a statement, the group said, “we are by this release calling on the Regional Chairman of the stronghold of the party who should know better to STEP DOWN as the Regional Chairman of the Party as he has lost every opportunity to serve as an independent arbiter in the upcoming Presidential Primaries of the NPP before our next action.”
Read full statement below:
PRESS RELEASE – 5/01/2023
To: ALL MEDIA HOUSES
NPP PATRIOTIC FRONTLINERS CONDEMNS OPEN CAMPAIGN BY CHAIRMAN BERNARD ANTWI BOSIAKO (WONTUMI) IN THE ASHANTI REGION AHEAD OF NPP’s PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
We refer to a viral video making rounds on various traditional and social media platforms where the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Chairman Bernard Antwi Bosiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is seen openly declaring his support and coercing MPs, Constituency Chairmen, and respectable party leaders in the region to do same with his infamous “Bawumia Must Win (BMW)” chant.
Our checks have revealed that, the video emanated from a dinner meeting arranged for all constituency chairman and some selected MPs in the Ashanti Region with the sitting Vice President (Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia) at the Lancaster Hotel formerly known as Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi on Friday 30th December, 2022.
We write to condemn this action by our Regional Chairman in no uncertain terms. This very bizarre conduct of the Regional Chairman doesn’t come to us as a surprise because Chairman Wontumi has on countless occasions openly declared his support for Dr. Bawumia and continue to work for his presidential ambition. He has blatantly defied and disrespected the General Secretary of the NPP Party, Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, in his attempt to bring the unfortunate conduct of Chairman Wontumi under control.
This is also yet another evidence of the many underground campaign activities of the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in meeting delegates across the country to advance his presidential ambition ahead of other competent candidates and in blatant abuse of office and an affront to the guiding principles covering the conduct of the NPP Presidential Elections. We want to bring attention of the leadership of the party to this unfortunate development.
Without mincing words, we are by this release calling on the Regional Chairman of the stronghold of the party who should know better to STEP DOWN as the Regional Chairman of the Party as he has lost every opportunity to serve as an independent arbiter in the upcoming Presidential Primaries of the NPP before our next action.
Thank You
SIGNED
Andrews Nana Kwadwo Ofori Debrah
(Regional President – Ashanti Region)
0553 832 938
Clinton Aboagye
(Public and Media Relations Officer – Ashanti Region)
0560 076 676
