Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and supporters of the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Chairman Wontumi, are reportedly preparing to host a candlelight vigil in his honour on Friday.
Reports suggest supporters of the New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti Region are holding a candlelight vigil on August 14 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the DMB Campaign Office in Asokwa theme ‘Light of Unity.’
The candlelight vigil by the NPP is to show solidarity with regional Wontumi, who is serving a 20-year sentence at Nsawam Prison after a July 2026 conviction for galamsey charges.
Meanwhile, Chairman Wontumi has filed an application at the High Court seeking to be released on bail pending the determination of his appeal against his conviction and prison sentence.
Wontumi’s legal team is asking the court to grant his release while the appeal challenging the judgment is heard.
The court is scheduled to hear the application on August 19, 2026. Wontumi is currently being held at Nsawam Medium Security Prison serving a 20-year jail term.
Lead counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, indicated that the application is in accordance with Section 96(1) of Act 30 and Section 33(1) of Act 459.
“Take Notice that this Honourable Court will be moved by Counsel for and on behalf of the 1st Appellant/Applicant (“Applicant”) herein praying the Court for an order that the Applicant, who is currently incarcerated at the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons, be admitted to bail pending appeal upon the grounds stated in the accompanying affidavit and for any further order(s) as this Honourable Court may deem meet,” parts of the application read.
“Court to be moved on Wednesday, 19TH day of August 2026 at 9 o’clock in the forenoon or so soon thereafter as Counsel for the 1st and 3rd Appellants may be heard.”
Also, Lawyer for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Wontumi, Samuel Atta Akyea, has disclosed that his client is doing very fine and is in high spirits.
According to Lawyer Atta Akyea, his client has filed an appeal against his 20-year prison sentence, adding that the legal team will also file an application for bail pending the determination of the appeal.
Speaking to the media at the premises of the High Court on July 31, 2026, Atta Akyea stated, “He is very fine and in high spirits. He is also excited that we have lodged an appeal, and we will pursue it”.
“We will bring an application for bail pending appeal, so these are all the options we have, and we will exercise them properly,” he added.
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Members of the New Patriotic Party and supporters of the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Chairman Wontumi are reportedly preparing to host a candlelight vigil in his honour on Friday.
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