Reports have emerged contradicting earlier claims that the Manhyia Palace has dismissed media assertions indicating the withdrawal of summonses for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, to appear before the Kumasi Traditional Council.
The media had suggested that the Asantehene ordered the council to cease discussions on alleged disrespectful actions by Chairman Wontumi towards the occupant of the golden stool.
Previously, Nana Kofi Owusu, the Chief Linguist of Otumfuo, had directed the NPP, led by Justin Frimpong Kodua, during a meeting on Monday, January 22, 2024, at the Manhyia Palace, to present Chairman Wontumi before the Asanteman Council within a week.
Despite potential health concerns, Wontumi was urged to respond to alleged derogatory comments about Asanteman.
Contrary to circulating reports claiming a directive from the Asantehene instructing the Kumasi Traditional Council to suspend Chairman Wontumi’s case, sources from the palace, as reported by JoyNews, have refuted such assertions.
According to these sources, no such directive has been issued by the Asantehene.