Reports suggest the embattled New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is allegedly living in an apartment owned by Patricia Appiagyei, the Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament for Asokwa.
According to the reports, all of Chairman Wontumi’s buildings in Kumasi have been confiscated by EOCO.
The information gathered alleged that Wontumi is now living in a 4-bedroom apartment spared to him by Patricia Appiagyei.
Patrick Kwame Sah, a youth activist providing details on X, wrote, “This Man has had all his buildings in Kumasi confiscated by EOCO, and I am reliably informed that Honourable Patricia Apiagye has spared him a 4-bedroom apartment to live with his family at Kumasi and one at Tema, where he is coming to court from”.
He further disclosed that Lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi, who has been representing Chairman Wontumi, has been providing legal assistance free of charge.
“This Man from my deep, reliable source is not being charged by his lawyer, Appiah Kubi; it is FREE Legal assistance, and you can verify”.
It will be recalled that Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, has revealed that Chairman Wontumi have been frozen.
Addressing the media in Accra on Monday, December 22, the Attorney General revealed that Wontumi’s assets have been frozen, including a ₵50 million account belonging to his insurance company.
The Attorney General made this known while also disclosing that Wontumi forged a receipt to secure a GH¢4m EXIM bank loan.
According to the Attorney-General, Chairman Wontumi and his company, Wontumi Farms Limited, made fraudulent misrepresentations to Exim Bank to obtain the loan facility.
He revealed that investigations conducted by the Economic and Organised Crime Office revealed evidence of fraud by false pretences, forgery, and causing financial loss to the state.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General told the court yesterday, June 11, 2026, that New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is seeking a plea bargain in the GH¢30 million EXIM Bank financial loss case.
According to reports, the Deputy Attorney General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, informed the court today, June 11, 2026, that Wontumi, through his lawyer on 5th June 2026, requested to initiate a plea negotiation in respect of the charges in the Exim Bank case.
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.
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This man called Mr Benard Antwi Bosiako alias Wontumi has been betrayed by his own NP PARTY PEOPLE.
— PATRICK KWAME SAH (@KwameSah85545) June 11, 2026
Inside the Party he has more enemies than in NDC and l know that because of messages l received from his perceived FOES in Npp.
This man in the Samreboi Illegal Mining Case… pic.twitter.com/ivtVpuvyWm
