Ashanti NPP mobilises supporters for solidarity visit to Wontumi at Nsawam Prison

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region has announced plans to mobilise hundreds of its members and supporters for a solidarity to the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison following his conviction and 20-year prison sentence.

The move, according to the party, is intended to reassure the embattled regional chairman that he continues to enjoy the full backing of the party as his legal team prepares to challenge the High Court's decision at the Court of Appeal.

The NPP has since confirmed that its legal team is preparing to file an appeal against both the conviction and the 20-year custodial sentence, arguing that the High Court erred in law and that the verdict should be set aside.