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Wontumi eligible to pick NPP nomination form, but vetting will determine his fate – Opare-Ansah
The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Elections Committee, Fredrick Opare-Ansah, has clarified that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, can obtain nomination forms to participate in the party’s 2026 national elections despite his current incarceration.
Mr Opare-Ansah made the clarification in an interview with Citi News on Friday, August 21, 2026, following reports that Chairman Wontumi’s campaign team had obtained nomination forms for him.
The party said the extension was intended to give interested aspirants additional time to complete the nomination and filing process.
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