The Member of for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has disclosed that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the (NPP), has embarked on a hunger strike in protest of his detention.

Providing the update on Friday, May 30, 2025, in an interview on Peace FM, Annoh-Dompreh stated that Chairman Wontumi personally made the decision to go on a hunger strike following his arrest and continued detention by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

He added that Wontumi has not eaten since his arrest on May 27, 2025, three days ago, and remains steadfast in his resolve. "… The truth is that he [Wontumi] says he is will not eat and has not eaten since his arrest.

In fact that is a decision he has taken upon himself and it's a hunger strike," he said.