Tensions have escalated within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following alleged disparaging comments made by the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka ‘Wontumi’ against the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
Latest to join this ‘tug of war’ is Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta, the Manhyia South Constituency Chairman, who has called out his National Organizer Henry Nana Boakye, aka Nana B, for disputing media reports that ‘Wontumi’ disrespected Asante monarch during the vetting held on 3 January.
Tom Tom, as he is affectionately called further describes Nana B’s statement as blatant lies and has called on him to issue a retraction and apology by the end of Thursday, January 18, 2024.
The NPP stalwart has further threatened to reveal the full facts noting that “we were about 40 people in the vetting room and the facts cannot be hidden.”
Read Tom Tom’s full statement below:
I have become aware of a statement issued by the National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party, Mr Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as ‘Nana B’, on an incident that took place during the party’s vetting of Parliamentary Aspirants in the Ashanti Region, held at the Dr Bawumia campaign office at Asokwa, Kumasi, on January 3rd, 2024.
In his statement, Nana B described false, media reports which suggest that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Mr Bernard Antwi Bosiako, popularly known as ‘Chairman Wontumi,’ acted in a manner that shows disrespect to His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, during the vetting.
Nana B went ahead to state: “As the Chairman of the Vetting Committee, I can recall a little misunderstanding that ensued between the Regional Chairman and the Manhyia South Constituency Organizer which I was committed to resolving. However, in my capacity as the Chairman of the committee, I did not witness any such conduct by the Regional Chairman that sought to disparage or lower the authority of our revered and highly respected King during the conduct of our work as a committee.”
Having carefully read Nana B’s statement, which is full of blatant lies, I am calling on him to retract and apologize by close of today, Thursday, January 18, 2024, else I will come out with the full facts tomorrow, Friday, January 19, 2024.
I must add that there were about 40 people in the vetting room and the facts cannot be hidden.
Signed:
Tom Tom
NPP Manhyia South Constituency Chairman, NPP
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL GH
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