Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday July 22, led a high-powered delegation of senior party officials to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison to visit the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
According to information available to 1960news.com from a source familiar with the visit, the delegation met with Chairman Wontumi as part of efforts to express the party’s support and solidarity following his incarceration.
The visit brought together several leading figures of the NPP, underscoring the party’s continued concern for its Ashanti Regional Chairman, whose conviction has generated widespread discussion within political circles.
Chairman Wontumi is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after he was convicted by the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court on July 20, 2026.
The court found him guilty on charges related to the unlawful assignment of mineral rights and facilitating illegal mining activities on the Samreboi mining concession in the Western Region.
His conviction marked the conclusion of a high-profile legal battle that attracted significant public and political attention, given his prominent role within the NPP and his influence in the party’s Ashanti Region stronghold.
Although details of discussions during Thursday’s prison visit were not immediately available, party insiders indicated that the delegation sought to encourage Chairman Wontumi and reassure him of the party’s continued support.
The visit comes at a time when the NPP is navigating internal reorganisation ahead of future political activities, with Chairman Wontumi remaining one of the party’s most recognisable regional leaders despite his legal challenges.
Neither Dr. Bawumia nor the NPP had issued an official statement on the visit at the time of filing this report. Likewise, prison authorities had not publicly commented on the meeting.
By 1960news.com
