Ashanti regional Chair of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi Boasiako known popularly as Chairman Wontumi has threatened to get Kennedy Agyapong arrested if he dares threaten him again.
Chairman Wontumi at a press conference in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital Wednesday, October 4, 2023, noted that, comments coming from the Assin Central lawmaker seeking to become flag bearer of the NPP for the 2024 elections is becoming unbecoming, and it was time he put a stop to it.
His comments come after Ken Agyapong had issued threats at him during an address to party faithful at a showdown walk organized by his fans in Kumasi over the weekend.
According to Ken Agyapong, Chairman Wontumi was making comments against his candidature and peddling falsehood against him which he pledged not to take lightly.
The Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Interior had also alleged that, the Vice President, whom Wontumi is supporting is collapsing the NPP with the threats they are issuing to party delegates to get him votes in the upcoming presidential primary.
“I dare Wontumi to make a mistake and he will see men in this country. He has opened radio and television stations which he uses to insult elders. If Wontumi claims he used to support Alan and I convinced him to move to support President Akufo-Addo, I am telling Wontumi to meet me here…If you support President Akufo-Addo no problem, if you support Alan no problem, but do not insult. You are not the only persons with the license to insult. I am telling you plainly that Bawumia is collapsing the NPP for the threats they are leashing out on polling station executives and electoral area coordinators,” Ken Agyapong had indicated at the showdown walk.
But responding to the outspoken legislator, Chairman Wontumi said he wasn’t going to tolerate certain comments which appears to indict the sanity of delegates who are not on his side, adding that any further words from the MP against his personality is going to get him arrested.
“Let comments like, “I have regretted being in the NPP, everyone is a fool, I’ll give you a showdown” and how you speak, among others cease else if you threaten me again, I will get you arrested. This is an advice I am giving you because you did same and now the likes of Ahmed Suale are all gone,” he said in Twi at a press conference Wednesday.
The Ashanti region Chairman further questioned how the NPP performed poorly in the Central region in his (Wontumi) absence if Ken Agyapong is blaming him for the low turnout in the Ashanti region in the 2020 elections.
“…And if you are blaming Chairman Wontumi for the poor performance of the NPP in the Ashanti region in 2020, what happened in the Central region? Was Chairman Wontumi in the Central region?” he quizzed.
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