The Kumasi Traditional Council has issued a summons to Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, regarding alleged derogatory remarks he made against the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
The Council has requested the NPP leadership to ensure Mr. Boasiako appears before them on the upcoming Monday to address questions related to comments reportedly made during the vetting of parliamentary aspirants in Manhyia South.
During a visit to the Manhyia Palace over the issue, the NPP General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, and the party’s National Organizer, Henry Nana Boakye, informed the Council that Chairman Wontumi is currently unwell. They pleaded for a two-week period to allow Wontumi to honor the invitation.
Expressing outrage, members of the council, representing the clan of the Ashanti Kingdom, voiced their disgust over the alleged remarks by Chairman Wontumi.
Some chiefs insisted that Chairman Wontumi must appear before the Council, even if it requires him to come in a wheelchair.
The Council also acknowledged comments made by private legal practitioner Maurice Ampaw against the chiefs on a program aired on Wontumi Television.
Presided over by Bantamahene, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, the Council insisted that Chairman Wontumi, Maurice Ampaw, and the management of Wontumi Radio and TV should appear before them next Monday.
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