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Wontumi apologises to Mahama and First Lady, appeals for presidential pardon
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Currently serving 20 year jail term, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has apologised to President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama for remarks he made against them during the 2024 election campaign, according to Wontumi's spokesperson, Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah.
NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, currently serving jail term has apologised to President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama over his 2024 campaign remarks while appealing for presidential clemency.
The apology comes days after Wontumi began serving a 20-year prison sentence following his conviction by the High Court over illegal mining activities in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve in the Western Region.
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