Wontumi ‘fingered’ for allegedly receiving GH¢50m from Ex-Deputy COCOBOD CEO

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, is in the news. He is the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Reports allege he received GH¢50 million from Emmanuel Ray Ankrah, a former deputy COCOBOD CEO.

This payment occurred despite an instruction from Chief of Staff Julius Debrah. Debrah had directed all state institutions to suspend payments. The Ghana Chronicles reported that on January 8, 2025, Wontumi received GH₵50,871,8