Is Wontumi’s priority NPP chairmanship when in prison? – Kwasi Kwarteng asks campaign team
Lawyer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator Kwasi Kwarteng has questioned the basis for the decision by the campaign team of National Chairman hopeful Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to pick nomination forms on his behalf while he remains in custody. According to him, Wontumi’s immediate priority should be securing his freedom […]
Kwasi Kwarteng, a lawyer and National Electoral Campaigner for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has raised concerns about the decision by Bernard Antwi Boasiako's campaign team to select nomination forms on behalf of their presidential hopeful, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, who is currently incarcerated. Kwarteng suggests that Wontumi's primary concern should be gaining his freedom, not contesting for the NPP National Chairmanship role.
He raises questions about the basis for picking the forms for Wontumi while his bail application is still pending and his lawyer is grappling with issues with the judiciary. Kwarteng argues that imprisonment leads to the loss of personal liberty, making Wontumi's immediate priority regaining his freedom rather than becoming the chairman.
He questions whether a person in Wontumi's situation could proceed through the party’s vetting process, particularly if it would require special intervention. Kwarteng urges the party and Wontumi’s supporters to concentrate on lawful ways to assist Wontumi in securing bail, rather than participating in the NPP chairmanship contest.
He urges restraint in actions and public commentary, warning that efforts to pursue the political contest could compromise Wontumi’s bail application.
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