The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako a.k.a Chairman Wontumi’s hope of spending the weekend outside of the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) was on Friday blighted with an application for bail variation at the High Court.
While officers at EOCO were ready to vet documents presented by the Member of Parliament of Abetifi constituency in the Eastern Region, Bryan Acheampong, through Chairman Womtumi’s lawyer, Andy Appiah-Kubi, they were notified of a fresh application for review of the GHC 50m bail bond issued by EOCO.
In fact Mr Acheampong’s title documents was valued more than the GH¢50million bail bond granted to Chairman Wontumi.
However, EOCO officers could not begin the vetting of the documents due to the application for bail variation.
Counsel for Chairman Wontumi, Appiah-Kubi, told journalists that unknown to him, the application for bail variation which was filed on May 30, 2025 came to his attention Friday evening, preventing him and the officers of EOCO from proceeding to vet Mr Acheampong’s documents.
As such, Chairman Wontumi would have to spend the weekend in custody until the High Court makes a determination on the application for bail review which was filed by Gary Nimako Marfo.
This is because the application has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
In light of the fact that Chairman Womtumi has already secured a surety through counsel Appiah-Kubi, Mr Nimako Marfo has an option to withdraw his application for bail review which has been slated for Tuesday in order to pave the way for EOCO officers to vet Mr Acheampong’s documents on Monday (June 2) for Chairman Womtumi to be released on bail pending investigations.
