Former Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has disclosed that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, played a key role in the party’s defeat during the 2024 elections, especially in the region.
According to Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, a recent report analyzing the party’s electoral performance, particularly in the Ashanti Region, highlighted several factors that contributed to the loss, many of which were attributed to the regional chairman.
“Chairman Antwi Boasiako was a major factor in the election outcome. There was conflict at the regional level, and because of that, the party’s strength in the region weakened.
“Many party members blamed him for being at loggerheads with other party officers. As a result, he struggled to gain support during his personal campaign efforts in various constituencies while other officers remained uninvolved.
“The chiefs pointed this out in the report,” he stated.
Speaking in an interview on Hello FM, in a video shared on TikTok, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu added that Wontumi acknowledged some of the issues raised in the report after receiving a copy.
“About five constituencies also indicated that one of the chairman’s missteps was how he handled issues related to his mining concession and his public statements during that period.
“According to them, he should have allowed his lawyers to speak on his behalf. Instead, he personally defended himself, which created the perception that he had some mining concessions under the government’s protection, leading to widespread anger.
“The third issue was his decision to display gold on national television. If you are a regional chairman and you do such a thing, what message are you sending? You will only make enemies for yourself,” he remarked.
The NPP lost the 2024 election to the then-opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In recent days, the party has been engaging in post-election analyses to identify the factors that led to its defeat.
@hello101.5fm Chairman Wontumi’s Gold Display Costs NPP Votes- Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu Reveals
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