Bernard Antwi Boasiko, the Ashanti Regional Chairman for the NPP, recently appeared before the Kumasi Traditional Council to address allegations of making derogatory remarks against the Asantehene.
The Chairman, also known as Wontumi, was accompanied by NPP Party Chairman, Stephen Ntim, Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, and other government officials.
The said comments were supposedly made during the NPP’s vetting of parliamentary aspirants before the primaries.
During the hearing, Kokosohene Nana Kwaku Duah acted as a witness to provide insight into what happened during the vetting. Bernard Antwi Boasiko, however, denied making any comments that denigrated Asantehene Otumfuor Osei Tutu II. He described the accusations as untrue and unfair to what he communicated.
This situation arose after an altercation between Mr Antwi Boasiko and Kokosohene Nana Kwaku Dua at the recent vetting of parliamentary aspirants in the Ashanti Region.
Although Chairman Wontumi denied the accusations, he was invited by the traditional council for a hearing, which he could not attend on health grounds. As a result, the NPP national leadership, who appeared before the Council, requested more time, and the council directed them to ensure Chairman Wontumi made an appearance within one week.
A few hours after Wontumi Media unreservedly apologized to the KTC over derogatory comments attacking the integrity of Nananom by a prominent lawyer on the company’s media platforms, another news report published on www.wontumionline.com alleged that the Asantehene had directed the Kumasi Traditional Council to discontinue hearing the case.
