Accra: Members of the Minority Caucus in Parliament on Friday reported to the Chamber of Parliament for the business of the House, contrary to the Caucus' threat to stay out of parliamentary proceedings over Chairman Wontumi's continuous detention in EOCO custody for failing to meet his bail conditions.
According to Ghana News Agency, on Thursday, May 29, the Minority Caucus staged a walkout to protest the detention of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi. On Friday, May 30, during the sitting of Parliament, the agency observed the presence of key figures from the Minority Caucus, including Mr. Frank Annor-Dompreh, Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Mr. Habib Iddrisu, the first Deputy Minority Chief and Member of Parliament for Tolon, and Mr. Jerry Ahmed Shiab, the second Deputy Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe.
However, the Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Efutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, was absent from the Chamber of the House during the sitting. On Thursday, May 29, Afenyo-Markin led his side to boycott parliamentary proceedings and subsequently gathered at the entrance of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to protest the continuous detention of Chairman Wontumi in EOCO custody.
Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, was granted bail by EOCO in the sum of GHc50 million on Wednesday, May 28, but his failure to meet the bail condition resulted in his continuous detention. Chairman Wontumi faces charges of causing financial loss to the state in a contract deal involving the Ghana Export-import Bank (EXIMBANK).
