Members of the Minority Caucus in Parliament have staged a walkout from the chambers Thursday afternoon, May 29, 2025, whilst sitting was ongoing, in solidarity with the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP.
The members say their walkout was due to the bail conditions of Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, the regional Chairman who has been arrested and is at the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
Some leaders of the party joined the caucus members and walked through the principal streets of Parliament to the head office of the EOCO to show solidarity with the embattled regional chair.
They blocked the entrance of the EOCO head office in their numbers as they held hands and chanted solidarity songs to demand the release of Chairman Wontumi, who has been in custody for nearly 48 hours.
Chairman Wontumi was arrested and detained by EOCO officials upon his departure from the CID Police Headquarters on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
According to OnuaOnline’s sources, Chairman Wontumi was accosted by some masked men after he has been interrogated by the police.
Subsequently, some party executives and lawyers of Chairman Wontumi massed up at the EOCO office. Wontumi honoured police invitation on Tuesday, May 27, after appearing for interrogation on Monday, May 26, 2025.
He was granted bail with two sureties and was cautioned on three allegations, which are; Undertaking mining operations without a license; Pollution of water bodies and Entering a forest reserve without authorisation.
Chairman Wontumi, however, spent the night behind bars at the EOCO headquarters in Accra after failing to meet the full bail conditions.
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