The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Yandoh, has claimed that only President John Mahama and his brother, Ibrahim Mahama, are capable of securing bail for the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Asempa FM, Yandoh described the bail amount as exorbitant and questioned whether anyone else could afford it.
He therefore made a public appeal to the Mahama brothers, urging them to step in and help provide the required sureties for Wontumi’s release.
“Only John Dramani Mahama and his brother Ibrahim Mahama have that kind of money. We are on our knees begging Ibrahim Mahama and his brother to make the money available for Wontumi’s bail,” he stated.
Chairman Wontumi was arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on Tuesday, shortly after departing the CID headquarters in Accra. His arrest has sparked widespread criticism from within the NPP.
He remains in custody after failing to meet the bail requirement of GH₵50 million with two justified sureties, amid reports of deteriorating health.
