A video compilation has surfaced of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi remarks against President John Mahama.
The viral 5-minute video compiles animated clips of Chairman Wontumi delivering strong criticisms of President John Mahama while he was in opposition on his own Wontumi Radio morning show.
Wontumi in the viral video appeared in multiple studio segments across different outfits, passionately attacking Mahama.
The video has resurfaced days after Wontumi’s 20-year prison sentence for illegal mining.
Meanwhile, Chairman Wontumi has apologised to President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama.
Chairman Wontumi’s apology stems from his disparaging remarks he made about John Mahama and his wife during the 2024 campaign season ahead of the 2024 general election.
According to Wontumi’s spokesperson, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, Wontumi offered the apology as a gesture of goodwill and appealed to President Mahama to consider granting him clemency.
Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, however, argued that the apology should not be interpreted as an admission that political differences between Wontumi and President Mahama influenced the legal proceedings.
Speaking in an interview with Citi News, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah stated, “The first call is to render an apology, and I think that is important. Former Chairman renders an apology to him if, at some stage, the conversations went overboard, which was never intended”.
“Not at all. We are aware that in this country there are influences. If you are able to identify those influences and begin making amends, I think we build a better society for all of us to live in,” he stated.
According to Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, the appeal for forgiveness was aimed at promoting reconciliation.
The apology comes as Wontumi serves a 20-year prison sentence following his conviction for illegal mining activities in the Samreboi Forest.
Meanwhile, Andy Appiah-Kubi, a Private legal practitioner who Chairman Wontumi, during the Samreboi illegal mining case, has revealed his client knew he would be convicted.
According to Lawyer Appiah-Kubi, Wontumi had prior information and informed him of the expected outcome of the case before the judgment was read.
Appiah-Kubi, in a JoyNews publication, was quoted as having said, “Chairman Wontumi had prior information that he would be convicted. He told me the content of the judgment. He told me that he would be jailed for twenty years”.
Lawyer Appiah-Kubi, however, maintained that the court’s decision was flawed, arguing that evidence presented during the trial did not support the court’s conclusion.
He stated, “The evidence on the ground does not support the judgment. Per the company law, the company is different from the owner or shareholder”.
“This will form the basis of our appeal”, he added.
Also, Samuel Atta Akyea, Lead Counsel for Chairman Wontumi, has disclosed that they have put together not less than twenty grounds of appeal to overturn his client 20 year sentencing.
In a news card shared by JOYFM, Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea was quoted as saying, “We have assembled not less than twenty grounds of appeal to overturn Wontumi’s sentence”.
In related news, Samuel Atta Akyea, speaking in an interview with Channel One Newsroom on Tuesday, July 21, disclosed that Wontumi’s legal team will file a notice of appeal against his client’s conviction and sentencing next week.
Wontumi’s Lawyer argued that there are several legal grounds to challenge the High Court’s decision.
He highlighted constitutional issues, the treatment of prosecution witnesses, and the court’s interpretation of the alleged assignment of mineral rights.
Atta Akyea also welcomed indications that the NPP legal team intends to collaborate with him in pursuing the appeal.
Samuel Atta Akyea stated, “We’ve already put together our grounds of appeal, and it’s under consideration. Immediately the conclave agrees that what we have put together is very sound, we shouldn’t waste time. I’m tempted to believe that, at the latest by next week, we should file a notice of appeal”.
“What I’ve heard, which I will not subvert, is a hard fact that the NPP legal team wants to have a collaboration with me, which I will not resent. For one simple reason that when you have a congregation of lawyers, the quality or the output is always good,” he said.
Watch the video below:
This video has A compilation of All Chairman wontumi Radio Station talks against president Mahama … he do some oooo eiii pic.twitter.com/l1u4iWfO9p
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