The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, has called for the arrest of retired Commissioner of Police (COP) Nathan Kofi Boakye under citizen’s arrest.
Wontumi claims that COP Kofi Boakye, who is allegedly involved in the security arrangements for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is training opposition members to incite unrest in the Ashanti Region during the upcoming December elections.4o
“… Kofi Boakye, if there is any disturbance here, we will hold you responsible. This place belongs to us. You were lobbying for the IGP position in an NPP government, and today you are the one training NDC mercenaries to perpetrate violence. I am going to deal with you. I am stronger than you, I will deal with you, Kofi Boakye.
“If you meet Kofi Boakye anywhere, arrest him and bring him to me on citizen’s arrest. I will hand him over to the police… We have a lot of things we can do, but we won’t do them. However, if he goes little, we will go bigger. This is a strong warning,” he stated during an interview on his Wontumi radio on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.
He made the remarks in response to a nationwide protest organized by the NDC on Tuesday, calling for the Electoral Commission to conduct a forensic audit of the voter register ahead of the December 7 general elections.
Although the NDC gathered significant numbers during their demonstrations across the sixteen regional capitals, Wontumi dismissed the event’s influence, stating that it failed to capture the attention of Ghanaians.