Legal practitioner Krobea Kwabena Asante has disclosed that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia paid a visit to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) headquarters on June 1, 2025, to see the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
According to Asante, Dr Bawumia was accompanied by Nana Akomea, former Member of Parliament for Okaikwei South; Opare Ansah, former MP for Suhum and Chairman Wontumi's brother.
The group reportedly held a closed-door meeting with Wontumi for approximately 30 minutes.
In a Facebook post made on June 1, 2025, Asante indicated that arrangements are underway to secure Wontumi's release from EOCO custody by Monday. "It is assured that Chairman Wontumi would be out of EOCO custody on Monday", he stated.
