Former Vice President Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia has accused the government of deliberately setting an impossible GH₵50 million bail condition to prevent the timely release of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
Speaking to journalists after emerging from a tense meeting at the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) building, where chaotic scenes had earlier unfolded, Dr Bawumia expressed frustration over what he described as a politically motivated obstruction of justice.
Dr Bawumia stated that the exorbitant bail sum was intentionally imposed to keep Wontumi in custody indefinitely. "I must put on record that the bail conditions that have been set for Chairman Wontumi's bail, 50 million Ghana cedis, is very onerous.
