Andy Appiah-Kubi, legal representative for Bernard Antwi Boasiako (popularly known as Chairman Wontumi), has announced that his team will maintain a strict focus on the legal aspects of the case to secure his client's release.
This decision comes as Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), faces detention by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for allegedly causing financial loss to the state.
The arrest has sparked nationwide protests by NPP members and heightened political tensions.
In a report by insightghana.com.gh, despite the charged atmosphere, Appiah-Kubi emphasised in an exclusive interview on Friday, May 30, "I beg you, all of you; I will stay out of the politics and theatrics and I'll do the work within the law." Appiah-Kubi confirmed that he and his team had successfully met the GHC 50 million bail requirement with two sureties, stating, "We have been able to provide the sureties; that one I can assure you." However, despite clearing the bail conditions, Chairman Wontumi will remain in detention over the weekend due to a new legal complication. "We encountered a challenge, a legal challenge unknown to me; there was an application that prohibits us," Appiah-Kubi revealed.
