NPP to Appeal Wontumi’s Conviction, Describes Verdict as ‘Travesty of Justice’

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has announced that the party will challenge the conviction and 20-year prison sentence handed to Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, insisting that the verdict is not supported by the evidence presented before the court. Addressing journalists during the NPP Speaks programme following the High Court’s ruling, Mr. Kodua said the party respects the judicial process but…