The spokesperson for Ken Agyapong, a former presidential aspirant and former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kwesi Kwarteng, has disclosed that his boss once questioned Chairman Wontumi over the GH¢30 million Exim Bank loan.
According to Kwesi Kwarteng, after Wontumi was released by EOCO, he went to thank these high-profile individuals who had supported him, adding that during his interaction with Ken, the issue of the Exim Bank loan came up.
Kwesi Kwarteng asserted that Chairman Wontumi’s response when quizzed by Ken raised concerns for him, revealing that he was not surprised his legal team is going in for a plea bargain.
Speaking in a TV3 interview, Kwesi Kwarteng detailed, “When Chairman Wontumi was detained by EOCO, party functionaries worked hard to meet his bail conditions. I recall Bryan stood surety for him, and Ken also worked tirelessly to do the same.
“When Wontumi was released, he went to thank these high-profile individuals who had supported him. During that interaction, the issue of the Exim Bank loan came up. Although I don’t have Ken’s permission to share all the details, I remember Ken asked him about the matter, and Wontumi’s response raised concerns for me,” Kwarteng said.
“It was a concern for me. I don’t have Ken’s permission to disclose everything, but seeing the plea bargain application now, I am not surprised, given the prior knowledge I had,” he noted.
It will be recalled that Chairman Wontumi was slapped with fresh charges over a GH¢14.3M Exim Bank loan case.
He was slapped with fresh charges, including fraud by false pretence.
Wontumi, Thomas Antwi-Boasiako (at large) and Wontumi Farms Limited are facing four counts of charges per the charge sheet filed on Friday, May 15, 2026.
The charge sheet filed on Friday, May 15, 2026, signed by Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai, detailed that “Chairman Wontumi is personally facing three of the four counts of the charge of defrauding by false pretence, contrary to Section 131 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); uttering of a forged document, contrary to Section 169 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); and money laundering, contrary to Section 1(2)(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044)”.
“Together with Thomas Antwi-Boasiako and Wontumi Farms Limited, they are facing the charge of intentionally causing financial loss to a public body, contrary to Section 179A(2) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)”, Starr FM stated.
Meanwhile, Ellen Ama Daaku, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communication team, has defended the embattled Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, commonly known as Chairman Wontumi, following the ongoing Exim Bank fraud case.
According to Ellen Ama Daaku, Chairman Wontumi did not put a gun to anybody’s head to steal.
She argued that Wonttumi requested a loan just like any other Ghanaian businessman would do.
The NPP further challenged the Attorney General’s claims that Wontumi obtained the loan through false representation and questioned the role of the bank itself.
She further highlighted that the focus should not only be on Wontumi’s actions but also on the processes within Exim Bank that allowed the loan to be granted using the alleged false representation.
Speaking on this on a panel discussion on the GTV Breakfast Show, Ama Daaku stated, “Let’s go back to the Exim Bank matter again. Chairman Wontumi did not put a gun to anybody’s head. He did not steal. What he requested was a loan just like any other Ghanaian businessman would do. Whether his party was in power or not, he is a businessman”.
“Now, the AG is telling us that he used false representation; what was the bank doing? Where is the bank’s legal department? What happened to the bank’s processes for acquiring a loan? Those are the questions we should be asking. As for Chairman Wontumi trying to get himself out of it, he’s totally right. After all, he went for the loan. He didn’t steal it,” she insisted.
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