Wontumi acted within NPP election rules, not against party leadership - Campaign Secretariat

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, swore in newly elected constituency executives on an unspecified date, in the Ashanti Region. His Campaign Secretariat stated on Thursday that he acted in accordance with the party's election guidelines and not in defiance of the national leadership. The Secretariat insisted that the swearing-in followed constituency executive elections conducted under the NPP's approved election framework and supervised by the Electoral Commission in collaboration with the Constituency Elections Committee.

The Secretariat maintained that no official communication had been received indicating that the election results had been annulled when Chairman Wontumi administered the oath of office. It argued that the swearing-in was an administrative step following a duly conducted electoral process and was not intended to undermine the authority of the party's national leadership. The statement questioned the constitutional and legal basis for the National Steering Committee's decision to annul the results of constituency elections in parts of the Ashanti Region, asking under which provision of the party's constitution or the 2026 Election Regulations the committee derived its authority.