The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has called on ex-President Jerry John Rawlings to advise former President John Mahama not to run for president again.
Mr. Boasiako, popularly called ‘Wontumi,’ has vowed not to allow Mr. Mahama to make a comeback.
He stated that legally Mr. Mahama completed two terms as president and should not be permitted to contest for the position again in 2020.
Wontumi insisted that Mr. Mahama’s 2020 presidential ambition is illegal per the constitution.
The Ashanti Regional NPP chairman, therefore, appealed to NDC’s founder, Jerry John Rawlings, to stop Mr. Mahama from breaching the law.
Wontumi also entreated the judiciary and the legislature to critically study the law and declare the bid of Mr. Mahama as illegal.
Mr. Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) suffered a humiliating defeat in 2016 at the hands of the NPP.
Wontumi strongly argued that legally Mr. Mahama doesn’t qualify to contest for the president of the country and must be stopped now.
“I don’t have any malicious agenda against Mr. Mahama but the right thing must be done.”
According to him, the constitution states that presidents of the country can only be in office for two terms and so Mr. Mahama doesn’t qualify.
He argued that Mr. Mahama completed the term of late President Mills and subsequently won elections in 2012.
Wontumi cited Article 66 Clause (3b) of the 1992 constitution to buttress his claim that Mr. Mahama would breach the law if he vie for the position again.
“Article 66 (3b) states that Mr. Mahama completed President Mills’ term when he died, and so Mr. Mahama has also completed his two terms.”
Wontumi said he had written an open letter to the legislature and the judiciary, as well as ex-President Rawlings, to urge Mr. Mahama to do the right thing.
“Mr. Mahama has been enjoying all the benefits of an ex-president ever since he completed his two terms and I will urge him to continue to do so peacefully.”
Source: Daily Guide
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MY DEAR NDC, DON'T TAKE WUNTUMI LIGHTLY. THE GUY IS VERY PROVERBIAL. MAHAMA CANNERVER BE PRESIDENT AGAIN IN GHANA. WUNTUMI IS JUST THROWING DUST INTO THE EYES OF NDC MEMBERS. MAHAMA IS FOREVER THE LEAST THREAT TO NPP. THE NOISE OF WUNTUMI IS MEANT TO CONFUSE NDC SO THAT THEY CANNOT THINK TO REJECT MAHAMA. APART FROM MAHAMA BEING THE LEAST THREAT, HE ALSO HAS SO MANY COBWEBS IN HIS WARDROBE. HE CANNOT PASS THE TEST OF CORRUPTION. HE CANNOT SURVIVE THE LAW COURT FOR HIS CORRUPTION, PROVIDED THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT PROTECT HIM AGAINST TRIAL FOR CORRUPTION. AND EVEN IF IT DOES, HE CANNOT SURVIVE THE PUBLIC COURT AND THE MEDIA WHEN THE FACTS BECOME AVAILABLE. IF MAHAMA IS SELECTED AS CANDIDATE NDC IS DOOMED FOREVER.
Power, you want your gold coast lying shortman to retain power, but he is not what it takes to do so, so therefore, we are taking him out.Just get that in your ***barred word*** head. When did you become a lawyer? So parliament and the judicial institution do not know their job?? Your small money is playing you like someone coming from the year 1620s. You are a big fat ***barred word***. just shut the hell up your wide mouth and go back to your woods)
THIS GUY HAS A SHALLOW MIND HE ALWAYS TALK LIKE A KID. WONTUMI CAN U TELL GHANAIANS HOW MANY TERMS ATTAH MILLS DID? JUST RESPECT YOURSELF AND STOP EXPOSING YOUR IGNORANCE.
I NOW BELIEVE NPP DIDN'T WIN 2016 ELECTION GENUINELY. LOOK AT THE WAY THEY ARE TRYING TO FRUSTRATE THE FORMER PRESIDENT MAHAMA. PLEASE MY ADVICE TO NANA ADDO AND HIS COHORT IS YOU GUYS MUST BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE POWER IN YOUR HAND NOW,ANYTHING FUNNY TO STOP MAHAMA BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER WILL CONFIRM WHAT THE MONTIE 3 AND OTHERS SAID ABOUT NANA ADDO THAT HE IS DICTATOR AND WICKED AND THIS WILL RECEIVE A RESISTANCE TO HIS OPPRESSORS RULE AND KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN GHANA. A WORD TO A WISE ENOUGH. MAHAMA JUST NOT JUST WOKE UP AND JUST DECLARE HIS INTENTION TO COME BACK. HE WAITED UPON HIS GOD AND HEARED FROM HIM BEFORE MAKING A COME BACK. AND NPP YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEAN WHEN GOD GO BEFORE A PERSON MOUNTAIN SKIP AND HILL LEVEL.NOW THE BATTON HAS CHANGE --- The battle is the Lord(JESUS). INDEED JESUS IS LORD.
Well... I suggest Mr Wontumi is making a good point as we all have doubt how Mahamma could become president again in Ghana incase he wins which is a toughest task for anyone to overcome especially in Ghana. I would want Mr wontumi to let someone else take this to the supreme court. For an NPP strong member to take up this case makes Mohamma popular the truth is that Mohamma can never win presidencial election in Ghana just leave him to dream he is only enhancing the chances of NPP to stay in power for a very longtime. I'm surprised the NDC could not read this simple lines.
Why the noise. Ghana's presidency does not belong to an individual or tribe. Forget your noise and advise your president on how to deliver.
This guy really belongs to the amazon honestly. His behavior is so ***barred word*** is not a joke. I really feels like vomiting anytime I hear him speak. I wonder how this thing is a whole Ashanti regional NPP chairman while the region is full of proper human beings.
Wontumi come again and cowards die many times before their natural death.Whether you like it or not Mahama is coming like kai kai.Mahama for 2020
This man be joke paaaaa
SINCE MAHAMA DECLARED HIS INTENTION TO COMEBACK, NPP HAS BEEN HAVING SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND THEY WANT TO STOP HIM AT ALL COST. WHETHER YOU CRY OR NOT HE IS COMING SO GET READY FOR HIM. IT IS SAD THAT A F0000LLL LIKE THIS WONTUMI WILL LEAD A PARTY ON THIS EARTH. MAHAMA 2020 IS FOR REAL! MAHAMA IS BACK!!