The lawyer for the embattled Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has dismissed claims that his client is on a hunger strike in protest of his detention conditions.
According to Andy Appiah-Kubi, Chairman Wontumi is currently receiving medical attention at a clinic and is in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
Speaking on JoyNews The Pulse on Friday, May 30, he confirmed that Wontumi has not been well since his detention began, but rejected claims that he is refusing food.
Read also: Annoh Dompreh claims Wontumi is on hunger strike amidst EOCO detention His clarification follows comments by the Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyire, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, who alleged that Chairman Wontumi had refused to eat as a form of protest.
