The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as "Chairman Wontumi," has been granted bail by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Andy Appiah-Kubi, legal counsel for the embattled NPP regional chairman, confirmed that his client had been hospitalized after enduring long hours of interrogation by state security officers.

Appiah-Kubi disclosed that his client fell ill during the interrogation and was subsequently transferred to a hospital for medical attention. "My client has been taken to the hospital for medical treatment.

We haven't completed the interrogation, so we will return to continue-hopefully tomorrow, if his condition improves.