The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has taken a swipe at the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, over his free academic fees for first-year university students promise. Speaking at a campaign event of the running mate of his party, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, at Konongo in the Ashanti Region, on August 15, 2024, Chairman Wontumi said that Mahama could not implement the Free Senior High School programme when he was in office but he is today saying that he will pay the academic fees of all first-year university students. "I want you to ask John Mahama whether he can look in the face of God and say that in 2014, 2015 and 2016, he paid the school fees of students. "The person who was not able to implement the Free SHS policy is today saying that he would pay 70% of the school fees of university students. Do you believe this? Do you believe this?" he quizzed.