Bernard Antwi Boasiako — the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party widely known as Chairman Wontumi — has made it unambiguously clear that his ongoing legal battles will not derail his most ambitious political goal: becoming the National Chairman of the NPP.
Speaking on Ekosii Sen on Asempa FM on Monday, June 8, Wontumi delivered a defiant message to his supporters, his critics, and anyone within the party who may have assumed his court proceedings would force him to the political sidelines.
Wontumi’s framing of his legal situation is striking in its confidence. Rather than treating the court cases as a liability to manage or a distraction to endure, he has chosen to present them as a source of political strength — arguing that the proceedings have sharpened his focus, deepened his resolve, and paradoxically elevated his standing among party faithfuls.
“My court trial will not stop my ambition to become National Chairman,” he declared. “If anything, it has strengthened my resolve and made me even more popular. I am focused and determined to win the election and lead the NPP to victory in 2028. Nothing can stop me from becoming the NPP’s National Chairman. My strength is with God.”
It is the language of a man who has calculated that vulnerability, publicly owned and forcefully reframed, can be converted into political capital.
Wontumi’s confidence is not without foundation. As Ashanti Regional Chairman, he commands influence in the NPP’s most critical stronghold — a region whose delegates carry enormous weight in any internal party contest. His grassroots presence, his visibility, and his reputation for political loyalty have made him one of the most talked-about figures in conversations about the party’s next generation of national leadership.
He has been explicit that he expects delegates and supporters to judge him on the totality of his contributions to the NPP — his years of service, his mobilisation efforts, and his commitment to rebuilding the party following the bruising 2024 electoral defeat — rather than on the legal proceedings currently before the courts.
Wontumi’s declaration lands at a particularly sensitive moment for the NPP. In the aftermath of the 2024 general election setback, the party is engaged in a period of introspection and reorganisation, with internal elections on the horizon and a growing urgency around identifying the leadership capable of mounting a credible challenge in 2028.
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Several influential figures are already being discussed as potential contenders for key national executive positions, and Wontumi’s public statement of intent effectively fires the starting gun on what promises to be a competitive and closely watched internal contest.
Faith, Resolve and the Road to 2028
What emerges from Wontumi’s remarks is a portrait of a politician who refuses to be defined by his circumstances. Whether one views his stance as admirable resilience or as an uncomfortable disregard for the seriousness of his legal situation will likely depend on where one stands within Ghana’s political landscape.
What is beyond dispute is that Chairman Wontumi intends to be a central figure in the NPP’s internal politics going forward. His declaration is not merely a statement of personal ambition — it is a signal to the party, its delegates, and its rivals that he has no intention of fading quietly into the background while his legal battles play out.
The road to the NPP’s national chairmanship runs through delegate confidence, party loyalty, and the ability to inspire belief in a future that looks beyond the difficulties of the present. Wontumi has staked his claim — loudly, publicly, and on his own terms.