Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Wontumi
THE ASHANTI Regional Women’s Organiser of
the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Gloria Huze, insists
the party has been infiltrated by moles who are seriously working in order to
see the NDC defeated during the 2020 elections.
Without
mincing words, she pointed out that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling
New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Wontumi, was using money
to influence some key NDC members to clandestinely work against the fortunes of
the party.
Gloria
Huze, in a press release, alleged that the former MCE for Ejisu, Afrifa Yamoah
Ponkoh; former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph Yammin, and Appiah
Stadium, an ardent supporter of the ex-President Mahama in Kumasi, are all on
Wontumi’s payroll.
According
to her, the NDC leaders are clearly in bed with Wontumi, adding that all their
negative plans to distract “and thwart the efforts of the NDC” in winning the
next elections have been identified by the party hierarchy, and so they would
be dealt with appropriately.
Gloria Huze described Yammin‒ who contested for the Ashanti Regional NDC Chairman
position and lost ‒ as a loser,
adding that just like
Yamoah Ponkoh and Appiah Stadium, Yammin and his supporters have been working
against the present NDC executives in the region.
According
to her, Yammin and his cronies are doing everything to possible to ensure that
the current NDC Ashanti Regional Chairman, Augustus Andrews, fails in the
discharge of his duties.
Threatens
Curse
Gloria
Huze has dared Joseph Yammin, Yamoah Ponkoh and Appiah Stadium to come out
boldly and swear in the name of all the powerful river deities in Asanteman if they
have not collected any money from Wontumi or not.
Ultimatum
To Yamoah Ponkoh
The
NDC Women Organiser has also given a 48-hour ultimatum to Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh
“to come out, name and shame the said NDC executives on Chairman Wontumi’s
payroll or else we are pleading to the national executives to suspend him from
the party.”
According
to her, Yamoah Ponkoh recently lied that some of the present NDC executives in
the Ashanti Region were lackeys of Wontumi, who is controlling them with money.
“Suspend
him for tarnishing the image of our great party, particularly the regional
executives,” she added.
Wontumi Boasts
Recently,
when Chairman Wontumi boasted on radio that he caused the defeat of Raz Mubarak
in Kumbungu during the NDC primaries, some bigwigs in the opposition party
started attacking the NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman.
In
the ensuing melee, Yamoah Ponkoh cautioned the NDC leadership not to
underestimate Wontumi’s ability to ‘cause damage’ to the opposition party.
The
former Ejisu Juaben MCE said,“I’m
worried our people see Wontumi as a joke, they have no idea of what the young
rich guy can do with money. He (Wontumi) facilitated the removal of Kojo Bonsu
in KMA and also made sure the assembly members of Ejusu Juaben oppose my second
appointment as Municipal Chief Executive by former President John Dramani Mahama.
Must we joke with such a person?”
He
added, “The responsibility of a working regional chairman is to mount political
strategies to cripple his opposition and that is exactly what Wontumi is doing
with the NPP in the region.”
Appiah
Stadium Reacts
Meanwhile, reacting to Gloria Huze’s allegations on Nhyira FM yesterday, Appiah Stadium denied the claims, saying he has never been paid by Wontumi to secretly work against the NDC and ex-President John Dramani Mahama, urging the public to reject the unfounded allegations.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi
