The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the immediate release of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako. He is widely known as Chairman Wontumi.
This demand comes after the Court of Appeal made a decision regarding Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu. Attionu is the former Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC.
The court acquitted and discharged Attionu. The NPP statement links this decision to their call for Wontumi's release.
Details of the NPP's statement were made public. The party believes Wontumi should also be freed.
The specific legal grounds for Wontumi's detention or the charges he faces were not detailed in the statement. The NPP is advocating for his immediate freedom.
The Court of Appeal's ruling on Attionu's case is the basis for the NPP's current action. The party is using this legal development to push for Wontumi's release.