The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the (NPP) Bernard Antwi Bosiako has expressed his dissatisfaction over what he describes as unfair treatment meted out to him by the ruling government.

According to him, the sanctions allegedly imposed on him by the government are excessively severe, which he described as "harsher than those imposed on Russia by the European Union." Chairman Wontumi as he is popularly known, speaking on Asempa FM on May 23, 2025, disclosed some of the sanctions he claims have been imposed on him, specifically noting that his bank accounts have been frozen, an action he says has caused him significant challenges. "If your accounts get frozen how do you expect to survive and even eat?

The sanctions President Mahama have imposed on me are more harsher than those European Union imposed on Russia.

I don't have access to any account," he said.