The opposition New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti Region has rejected claims that its Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi masterminded the planting of the fake ballot papers that were intercepted by the Police in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi on Monday.
“The NPP has absolutely nothing to do with the criminal act to thumb print ballot papers in favour of John Dramani Mahama, the NDC presidential candidate. It’s an allegation that is mischievous, reckless, criminal and designed to pervert the course of justice,” the NPP’s parliamentary candidate for the Subin Constituency, Eugene Boakye Antwi said at a press conference on Tuesday.
The Police in Kumasi on Monday intercepted three bags stuffed with thumb-printed presidential ballot papers found at the Madison Lodge at TUC in Kumasi.
All the retrieved ballot papers which had thumb prints for President John Mahama, the presidential candidate of the NDC was later said to be fake.
The NDC has however blamed Wontumi and his aide, Andy Owusu for plotting the incident.
Meanwhile, the NPP in the region while rejecting the claim, further accused the Police of taking sides instead of being objective.
Eugene Boakye Antwi at the press conference said “the leadership of the party in the region has read with dismay and concern about the threat of arrest and detention of our Regional Chairman on social media by the Commissioner of Police, Nathan Kofi Boakye, the Regional Police commander.”
“The constitution of Ghana enjoins the security agencies to protect every responsible and law abiding citizens who go about their lawful businesses.
We urge the security agencies to exercise maximum restraint, reasonable force and even handedness in their constitutional mandate, before, during and after this tensed political season.
The leadership has put in place maximum internal security arrangements to protect every polling station to ensure that Ghanaians specifically those residing in the Ashanti Region are free to go about and exercise their civic responsibilities,” he added.
Source: citifmonline.com
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It is rather unfortunate that the police have not called the management of the hotel in question for questioning. The unprofessionnalism of the Ghana Police has been exposed. Does the police mean Wontumi will thumbprint for for Mahama? This is really an Akonfem story. Ghana Police and Kofi Boakye in particular should sit up and be serious about their mandated duties and stop meddling in politics. We pray for a peaceful election that will elect Nana and the NPP. The Holy Spirit is at work to show His will to Ghanaians
DECEMBER 7 IS THE DAY ALLAH HAS MADE SO GHANA PEOPLE GO OUT IN YOUR NUMBERS AND VOTE FOR CHANGE, JOBS AND PROSPERITY. USE YOUR THUMBS TO KICK OUT THE MOST BARAWO PRESIDENT AND GOVERNMENT GHANA HAS EVER HAD. DECEMBER 7, GO OUT AND VOTE FOR OUR SECOND INDEPENDENCE. INDEPENDENCE FROM CORRUPTION, JULOR KPAKWE, SADA, WOYOME, BUS BRANDING, GYEEDA, EMBRAER PLANES, FORD EXPEDITION, AKONFEM, SICKNESS, POVERTY, HUNGER AND WAHALA! ARISE GHANA PEOPLE AND VOTE FOR CHANGE. INSHA ALLAH!!!
ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ashanti-Regional-NPP-chairman-behind-thumb-printed-ballot-papers-Madison-Lodge-alleges-492423 The attention of Madison Lodge has been drawn to images and videos circulating on social media, alleging that thumb printed ballot papers were found in our hotel rooms. We wish to state the following: 1. On Saturday, December 3 at 7:20PM, a gentleman by name Andy Owusu, who is a known face in Kumasi and special Assistant to Chairman Wontumi, booked three rooms, he said was meant for some investors of his business. 2. He dropped 2 Bags and stayed in the room for 2 hours with a fair lady. 3. Chairman Wontumi, on Sunday, led Police men and media to our hotel premises to the very room his assistant booked, only to be told they were thumb printed Ballot. 4. We see this as scandalous and an attempt to destroy our brand as one of the serene hotels in Kumasi. 5. We are therefore willing to cooperate with the Police to find the true intent of Chairman Wontumi and his special Assistant. Thank You. Evans Nuamah, Hotel Manager Madison Hotel
The actions of Wontumi are rather hurting Nana Addo.
What is Kofi Boakye and his cohorts doing? Go arrest and prosecute him. After all, wontumi is an ordinary Ghanaian and not above the law. You have have sold your soul just for a common position in the hierarchy of the Police Service. Your days are numbered as your paymasters.
The npp takes ghanaians for ***barred word***, that we cant read through all these ***barred word*** by wontumi. And that is what happens if you put a ***barred word*** and illiterate like wontumi in charge as a party chairman. Keep holding your press conferences, the last one will be to announce your third consecutive defeat.