The Ashanti Regional Chairman (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, commonly known as Wontumi, has told Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that his heart, spirit and political strength are unshakably behind him.
According to Wontumi, he will not be on the campaign tour as he attends his court proceeding, but he is fully behind the former Vice President to become the NPP flagbearer.
In a statement shared on X by The1957News on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Wontumi stated, “As I attend to my court obligations, I will not be physically present on this important campaign tour. Yet my heart, my spirit, and my full political strength remain firmly and unshakably behind Dr Mahamudu Bawumia”.
In court, Chairman Wontumi is facing two mining cases.
In the first case, which concerns Wontumi’s Akonta mining activities at Samreboi, without the required approval
Also, in the second case, Wontumi is accused of engaging in mining operations within the Tano Nimire Forest Reserve without authorisation.
Meanwhile, a renowned surgeon and former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) electing Dr Mahamudu Bawumia again will be a trainwreck.
Speaking in an interview with Bernard Avle on The Point of View on Channel One TV on Monday, January 12, Prof Frimpong-Boateng cautioned the NPP from electing the former Vice President again.
He expressed deep concern about the NPP’s internal processes, citing that the party’s last presidential primaries were he noted that people were intimidated with delegates being bribed just to elect a flagbearer.
Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng stated, “Look at how they elected their last flagbearer — twisting weak people’s hands, bribing delegates, intimidating others. This is the beginning of corruption, and this should not be allowed in any serious institution or any serious party,” he said.
“We lost the elections badly, and we did not deal with the issues that led to the losses, and we still want to go in there. I think that it will be a trainwreck if we elect the old flagbearer,” he stressed.
Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, however, described Dr Bawumia as a nice person, but being nice but noted that being nice alone is not enough to lead Ghana.
He stated, “No, no no. Bawumia is a very nice person, but being nice alone is not enough to lead Nkrumah’s Ghana”.
He further clarified that he harbours no personal animosity toward Dr Bawumia and urged him to clearly distance himself from individuals who were responsible for the economic difficulties under Akufo-Addo.
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As I attend to my court obligations, I will not be physically present on this important campaign tour. Yet my heart, my spirit, and my full political strength remain firmly and unshakably behind Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia – Ashanti Regional Chairman (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako… pic.twitter.com/9ZjZU8usVa
— The1957News (@The1957News) January 13, 2026