The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been entangled in a web of legal and personal challenges that have placed him under the national spotlight.
From a botched security raid at his Kumasi residence to interrogations by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), followed by hospitalisation and a civil suit from Exim Bank, Wontumi's recent troubles paint a picture of a man under intense scrutiny.
These events, unfolding in rapid succession, have seen Wontumi become the centre of attention in discussions within and beyond Ghana's media space.
The failed security raid in Kumasi The saga began on May 25, 2025, when security operatives attempted a raid on Wontumi's residence in Kumasi.